(1.) Is it possible to have AD and DNS running behind a DSL connection without a static ip on a home network? (2.) Will a third party VPN soltion be required to run a VPN server on Windows 2000 server? Or can the remote access and routing service built into Windows 2000 server provide a VPN without a third party appliance and or application? (3.) What are cost effective low budget VPN solutions for the Windows 2000 server platform? -- Scriptomaniac™
Hi, To hopefully answer your questions; 1) I would not configure a DNS server with a dynamic IP address as this could cause no end name resoultion problems. If you do not have a static IP address from your ISP, you could use something like http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/ so that as your DSL IP address changes you can still access the network via an alias. 2) You can use RRAS built into W2K server to provide VPN have a look at http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/w2krras.html 3) Use the built in capabilities of RRAS. Though there are 3rd party hardware and software available. Cheers Gareth Brown | Consultant | 1E Ltd http://www.1e.com "ScriptomaniacT" wrote in message news:FDC59278-EFA2-4ED1-808F-1039D7A30FAB@microsoft.com... > (1.) Is it possible to have AD and DNS running behind a DSL connection > without a static ip on a home network? > > (2.) Will a third party VPN soltion be required to run a VPN server on > Windows 2000 server? Or can the remote access and routing service built > into > Windows 2000 server provide a VPN without a third party appliance and or > application? > > (3.) What are cost effective low budget VPN solutions for the Windows 2000 > server platform? > > -- > ScriptomaniacT
