Joining a domain remoted via VPN

[Guest sailorfej]

I have a interesting question, regarding joing new workstations to a

Windows 2003 domain.

 

I am setting up a new workstation for a client's network, I doing this

at my offices, the network the workstation will eventually live on is

at a different location. In order to complete the setup, I need to

join the workstation to the Active Directory domain at the client

site.

 

In the past I have always just got as far as I could at my office,

then spent a couple of hours finishing the setup at the client site

after joining the domain locally .

 

It would be a lot easier if I could join the computer to the domain

remotely and compete the setup here, and then just take the

workstation to the client, plug it in and go.

 

I do have a pptp vpn server setup at the client site, but it is not

running on a Windows server, and is using local authentication.

 

What I want to know is, has anyone ever tried joining a Windows XP

workstation to a domain remotely via its own pptp vpn client, and what

if any gotchas they ran into?

 

Thanks,

Jeff

[Guest Jeff Jones]

Re: Joining a domain remoted via VPN

 

Jeff,

 

I haven't had any problems joining a XP Pro box to a NT4 domain when I am

VPN into the network where the domain is.

 

I wouldn't think that the domain flavor would matter, I have always thought

being VPN is as good as being wired into the network.

 

YMMV, test first, all the usual disclaimers.

 

Another Jeff

"sailorfej" <jeff@sailorfej.net> wrote in message

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>I have a interesting question, regarding joing new workstations to a

> Windows 2003 domain.

>

> I am setting up a new workstation for a client's network, I doing this

> at my offices, the network the workstation will eventually live on is

> at a different location. In order to complete the setup, I need to

> join the workstation to the Active Directory domain at the client

> site.

>

> In the past I have always just got as far as I could at my office,

> then spent a couple of hours finishing the setup at the client site

> after joining the domain locally .

>

> It would be a lot easier if I could join the computer to the domain

> remotely and compete the setup here, and then just take the

> workstation to the client, plug it in and go.

>

> I do have a pptp vpn server setup at the client site, but it is not

> running on a Windows server, and is using local authentication.

>

> What I want to know is, has anyone ever tried joining a Windows XP

> workstation to a domain remotely via its own pptp vpn client, and what

> if any gotchas they ran into?

>

> Thanks,

> Jeff

>

[Guest sailorfej]

Re: Joining a domain remoted via VPN

 

On Oct 29, 9:14 pm, "Jeff Jones" <no...@nowhere.com> wrote:

> Jeff,

>

> I haven't had any problems joining a XP Pro box to a NT4 domain when I am

> VPN into the network where the domain is.

>

> I wouldn't think that the domain flavor would matter, I have always thought

> being VPN is as good as being wired into the network.

>

> YMMV, test first, all the usual disclaimers.

>

> Another Jeff"sailorfej" <j...@sailorfej.net> wrote in message

>

> news:1193602510.056418.199940@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...

>

> >I have a interesting question, regarding joing new workstations to a

> > Windows 2003 domain.

>

> > I am setting up a new workstation for a client's network, I doing this

> > at my offices, the network the workstation will eventually live on is

> > at a different location. In order to complete the setup, I need to

> > join the workstation to the Active Directory domain at the client

> > site.

>

> > In the past I have always just got as far as I could at my office,

> > then spent a couple of hours finishing the setup at the client site

> > after joining the domain locally .

>

> > It would be a lot easier if I could join the computer to the domain

> > remotely and compete the setup here, and then just take the

> > workstation to the client, plug it in and go.

>

> > I do have a pptp vpn server setup at the client site, but it is not

> > running on a Windows server, and is using local authentication.

>

> > What I want to know is, has anyone ever tried joining a Windows XP

> > workstation to a domain remotely via its own pptp vpn client, and what

> > if any gotchas they ran into?

>

> > Thanks,

> > Jeff

 

Thanks Other Jeff,

 

I will give it a go, and post the results here.

 

Jeff

[Guest Jeff Jones]

Re: Joining a domain remoted via VPN

 

Jeff,

 

Just remembered that joining a domain is easy. However after logging off

and then logging on, you need to logon with the VPN connection active. At

the three fingered salute screen, check logon using a dial up connection,

and you need to have the VPN set for anyone to use (IIRC). Sometimes it

gets a bit messy at this step. I can't remember the exact sequence, but I

think given a certain sequence it will reject the VPN as a dial up

connection during a logon, but then on the second try it accepts the dial

up/VPN connection.

 

If you have problems with this part, post back and I will try to figure out

the sequence and nail it properly. I only add a box to a domain

infrequently, so I usually muddle through it, but you needing the sequence

will cause me to add the process to my "how to" folder.

 

Jeff

 

 

"sailorfej" <jeff@sailorfej.net> wrote in message

news:1193729835.267123.137190@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...

> On Oct 29, 9:14 pm, "Jeff Jones" <no...@nowhere.com> wrote:

>> Jeff,

>>

>> I haven't had any problems joining a XP Pro box to a NT4 domain when I am

>> VPN into the network where the domain is.

>>

>> I wouldn't think that the domain flavor would matter, I have always

>> thought

>> being VPN is as good as being wired into the network.

>>

>> YMMV, test first, all the usual disclaimers.

>>

>> Another Jeff"sailorfej" <j...@sailorfej.net> wrote in message

>>

>> news:1193602510.056418.199940@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...

>>

>> >I have a interesting question, regarding joing new workstations to a

>> > Windows 2003 domain.

>>

>> > I am setting up a new workstation for a client's network, I doing this

>> > at my offices, the network the workstation will eventually live on is

>> > at a different location. In order to complete the setup, I need to

>> > join the workstation to the Active Directory domain at the client

>> > site.

>>

>> > In the past I have always just got as far as I could at my office,

>> > then spent a couple of hours finishing the setup at the client site

>> > after joining the domain locally .

>>

>> > It would be a lot easier if I could join the computer to the domain

>> > remotely and compete the setup here, and then just take the

>> > workstation to the client, plug it in and go.

>>

>> > I do have a pptp vpn server setup at the client site, but it is not

>> > running on a Windows server, and is using local authentication.

>>

>> > What I want to know is, has anyone ever tried joining a Windows XP

>> > workstation to a domain remotely via its own pptp vpn client, and what

>> > if any gotchas they ran into?

>>

>> > Thanks,

>> > Jeff

>

> Thanks Other Jeff,

>

> I will give it a go, and post the results here.

>

> Jeff

>