Guest sailorfej Posted October 28, 2007 Posted October 28, 2007 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 Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 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 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 >
Guest sailorfej Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 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 Posted November 2, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 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 >
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