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Guest jennyjen
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Hi Everyone,

 

I have to move my VPN server from my mail server to another server. Is

there any concern on putting the VPN server on to my file server (which is

also a domain controler)? Running windows 2003 st ed.

 

thanks for the info...

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Guest - Michel
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RE: Problems for VPN

 

Hi,

 

Due to security reasons it's highly recommended to refrain from using you DC

for any other purposes. I would recommend using a physical networking box

(firewall, router, etc) as a VPN termination point instead.

Functionally it's no issue as far as I know.

 

Kind regards,

Michel

 

"jennyjen" wrote:

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I have to move my VPN server from my mail server to another server. Is

> there any concern on putting the VPN server on to my file server (which is

> also a domain controler)? Running windows 2003 st ed.

>

> thanks for the info...

Guest Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)
Posted

Re: Problems for VPN

 

It is not recommended to setup VPN on a DC. Otherwise, you may have a

connectivity and name resolution issue. This search result may help.

 

Name resulotion on VPNAfter enabling RRAS on a DC with WINS and DNS server,

you may have some Master Browser or/and WINS issues. That reason is that VPN

server is a Virtual ...

http://www.howtonetworking.com/nameresolutionpnvpn.htm

 

 

--

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE

Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on

http://www.ChicagoTech.net

How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on

http://www.HowToNetworking.com

 

 

"jennyjen" <jennyjen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:EED4EFFD-8D69-4B70-A2A0-0C5ADFED992A@microsoft.com...

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I have to move my VPN server from my mail server to another server. Is

> there any concern on putting the VPN server on to my file server (which is

> also a domain controler)? Running windows 2003 st ed.

>

> thanks for the info...


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