Windows Active directory in 2 different networks

N

nev_neo

n00b
Joined
Mar 14, 2011
Messages
45
How would one make this work ?
I wanted to move our mail server to another network (much faster).
I understand i'd need to setup another DC in the other network, but how exactly can we make this work ?
 
No offense but this is why you get certified before you start playing around with mission critical stuff. This isn't the type of thing your company deserves you simply googling around for some quick answer written by someone that may not even know what they're talking about, because when it comes to A.D. there can be gotchas involved if you do it wrong or don't follow best practices.
 
True.
I had it working before I installed a NATed pfsense firewall.
I should be more specific with my questions.

Is there a way of setting this up between 2 natted environments without using a vpn tunnel ?
 
Your question isn't very detailed -- but, if you provide a route between the two networks, you shouldn't have a problem.

be careful. Exchange and Domain Controllers -- two things you don't want to mess with and not understand what you're doing!
 
AD is not supported over NAT. You need fully routable, non-NATted networks.

Yes, you might get it to work... If you call support, you'll get very limited support before you're asked to try it without NAT and see if that works. You're better off building a site-to-site VPN tunnel.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978772
 
Will work - yes. But will not be supported if it breaks or you have problems making it work. Not supported and won't work are two different statements :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top