NTDS Settings and Transport Type

Ken Sheppard

I have setup a remote DC in a new subnet using Windows 2003 Standard
connecting back to my SBS 2003 Premium server over a VPN link. When
creating the AD connection in AD Sites and Services, what is the best
transport method to use, IP or RCP?

Thanks.

Ken

Ace Fekay [MVP]

In news:94C398EC-D220-4620-A0B3-3CD60F2B7A09@microsoft.com,
Ken Sheppard <ksheppard31*************> typed:
> I have setup a remote DC in a new subnet using Windows 2003 Standard
> connecting back to my SBS 2003 Premium server over a VPN link. When
> creating the AD connection in AD Sites and Services, what is the best
> transport method to use, IP or RCP?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ken

Well, basically RPC is IP. There are two types of connections, IP and SMTP.
SMTP is for slow links, such as a dialup line. But then again, if you need
to use SMTP, then you must create a separate child domain or tree because
domain based BLOB data cannot replicate over an SMTP transport.

Make sure prior to promoting that the server is only using the SBS as the
DNS address. For specific information and help with SBS, please post to the
SBS newsgroups. This is because SBS has it's own nuances and idiosyncrosies
compared to regular Windows.

--
Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT,
MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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Ace Fekay [MVP]

In news:e5AHPoanIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
Herb Martin <news@learnquick.com> typed:
> Ken is probably trying to ask "Should it be one site or multiple
> sites?"
> Ace, you are absolutely right that IP is a RPC/IP and RPC is too, but
> Microsoft
> typically refers to INTERsite replication as IP and INTRAsite is
> usually called
> RPC.
>
> He might mean something else but this would be my best guess.
>
> And then the answer would be if there are separate locations and he
> wishes to control either replication or authentication (which DCs)
> then he should have
> multiple sites which will lead naturally to using IP (RPC/IP)
> replication.


Good point. Let's see what he means when he responds.

Ken Sheppard

Thanks for your help, Herb and Ace. I think I understand what I should be
doing now.

Ken


"Ace Fekay [MVP]" <PleaseAskMe@SomeDomain.com> wrote in message
news:OdBBudenIHA.980@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> In news:e5AHPoanIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl,
> Herb Martin <news@learnquick.com> typed:
>> Ken is probably trying to ask "Should it be one site or multiple
>> sites?"
>> Ace, you are absolutely right that IP is a RPC/IP and RPC is too, but
>> Microsoft
>> typically refers to INTERsite replication as IP and INTRAsite is
>> usually called
>> RPC.
>>
>> He might mean something else but this would be my best guess.
>>
>> And then the answer would be if there are separate locations and he
>> wishes to control either replication or authentication (which DCs)
>> then he should have
>> multiple sites which will lead naturally to using IP (RPC/IP)
>> replication.
>
>
> Good point. Let's see what he means when he responds.
>
>
>

Ace Fekay [MVP]

In news:efZiZnpnIHA.6032@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl,
Herb Martin <news@learnquick.com> typed:
> "Ken Sheppard" <ksheppard31*************> wrote in message
> news:12C13436-13CC-464D-8A0A-9EFF84C10659@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for your help, Herb and Ace. I think I understand what I
> > should be doing now.
>
> We are curious though -- What did you want to know?

Same here. Maybe we can provide some input on your solution?

Ace