[Samba] How to minimize authentication traffic

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Tue Jan 18 09:33:51 MST 2011





>
> --- Original message ---
> Subject: [Samba] How to minimize authentication traffic
> From: Andreas Grabner <andreas at vianova.cc>
> To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Date: Tuesday, 18/01/2011  8:28 AM
>
> Hi,
>
> i have to set up a new server far away from home.
> At the central i have a Win 2008 native AD server with a samba AD
> member. Now i have to install a new server at an other location with a 
> 1
> Mbit/s connection. I don't know yet how reliable the connection will 
> be.
>
> The users "faraway" should not need to manual authenticate to
> fileservers in the Central.
>
> What would you recommend? I thought about an new domain with domain
> trusts. Or should i make it just an AD member (what happens if the AD
> Server is not reachable?)
>
> I think an other setup i have done years before (PDC -LDAP -[P|B]DC)
> will not work with AD.
If you don't need exchange you could try a Samba4 AD joined server and 
local DNS. Depending on the size of the sattelite location YMMV. For a 
large critical production environment, your best bet at this time 
would of course be another M$ server.
>
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
> Andreas
>
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