[isalist] Re: OT: Domain Controllers at small remote sites
- From: "Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:22:44 -0700
Put it in a VM and you don¹t even have to worry about the licenses.
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On 4/24/06 9:11 AM, "John T (Lists)" <johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> spoketh
to all:
> Not sure where you are coming up with a $3000 figure but an old P3 750 plus
> with 512 MB of memory and a set of mirror drives will do as a simple DC for a
> remote office (depending on number of users) and a Volume License for W2K3
> Standard can be had for about $750.
>
> The benefits of a DC at a remote office with more than say 5 people far
> outweigh the cost.
>
>
> John T
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> "Seek, and ye shall find!"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Nathan@Hotmail
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> Subject: [isalist] OT: Domain Controllers at small remote sites
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Lately we have had some people moving around to remote sites which we have
> connected via VPN's. In our case they are PIX to PIX VPN's using a 512/128
> ADSL connection.
>
> The problem we are having is very slow logons and network browsing for
> printers and shares etc.. I am pretty sure we have our GP setup right with the
> "detect slow settings" thing.
>
> I wanted to know what people are using at their remote sites. Currently we
> have no servers.
>
> It can be very expensive putting in a new server, or any PC really, with
> Win2K3 just to apply policies etc. and maybe allow for quicker software
> installations using GP.
>
> Although not a Linux person (it has become quite a bit easier to install and
> there is so much info out there) putting Samba onto a Linux box seems to give
> almost all the functionality of Win2K3 at a lesser cost. Yes you still have to
> purchase a machine to put it on but cutting out the MS lics would save some
> money. Money can be very hard to come by especially when you are talking about
> putting something worth $3000 total at a small site to make things a little
> bit quicker.
>
> Anyway, I just wanted to know what some people do at their remote sites.
>
> Thanks
>
> Nathan Simpson
> Australian Wool Handlers
> Forest Rd
> Lara VIC 3212
>
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