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| 551921 | 2007-05-23 12:21:00 | Whats wrong with setting up a Linux RAID? or is that not relevant? | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 551922 | 2007-05-23 21:33:00 | Thanks wayneh, that is really good info :) The only real want for AD (after thinking about it) is so I can loging via VPN cause AFAIK I need AD to be able to login with VPN (the users and such) And just on the backups, I think I will image the HDD that the OS is on so if it does crash I will not be in trouble... :p Yes, that is a very good point on the RAID card... any ideas on one that is supported and is below $100? :o with 4 SATA ports Nope, I am not going Linux, I run Linux on my web server and want to try a different OS... such as Windows Server 2003 and I think I will forget the RAID idea and just have the drives as individuals... |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 551923 | 2007-05-24 07:26:00 | No need for AD to do pptp VPN even Win XP home can do that (Port forward 1723 and follow prompts from windows help - search Enable VPN, make sure to encrypt data too.). No I do not know of any 4 port SATA cards for that price, typically when you mention server 2003 and sata cards you are also talking raid 5 (where as a side benifit you can have 4 HDD's installed 3 set up as raid 5 and one hot spare so if a hdd fails it will instantly fail over to the hotspare while alerting you to the failed drive.) I could only find this card through PB Tech (sorry don't normally shop there so can't tell you anything about them) link to device. www.pbtech.co.nz The specs say it is a good card and most random reviews say it is good, |
wayneh (12284) | ||
| 551924 | 2007-05-24 07:55:00 | Oh OK, I have got VPN set up how I want for now, does the AD have to be available if the PC is part of the domain only, but I logon to the PC itself? IE if the server does go down, can I still use the PCs as they are? I am thinking of removing the AD as I don't really need it if I can still use VPN without it Heh, I was looking at that card over at Ascent and it is $20 odd cheaper, that might be the one that I get then... just a little more saving :p Though as I said above, the data is not that important to justify the double cost per GB or there abouts for RAID... |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 551925 | 2007-05-24 22:11:00 | The reason I mentioned this card was for your requirement of 4 sata ports you could half the cost by using 2x 2 port cards, if cost is an issue . For VPN, even on win xp home is once you have connected to the PC you are on the inside of the network, you might be able to browse the network using IP addresses, or if you did go down the AD road, then you could use the DNS server and browse by computername . An alternative is to use static IP addresses on the network and enter a manual configuration into LM Hosts so as to be able to browse by computer name without an active wins or dns server present . More ways to have an AD domain without some headaches is to setup the users + pw on the domain exactly the same as the users + pw on the pc's and by using passthrough authentication you can access resources on the domain . (just like the old win 98 days, networking 98 and 2k (or xp)) This also works for wxp home on a domain too . Please excuse my ramblings, many long nights not enough long mornings . edit I have got VPN set up how I want for now, does the AD have to be available if the PC is part of the domain only, but I logon to the PC itself? IE if the server does go down, can I still use the PCs as they are? Yes, if the vpn server is pc you could have any user accounts enabled on the pc to log in the only thing you might have to worry about with the server going down is if dhcp on server then is pc going to have dhcp if it ever restarts with the server down . something i sometimes do is to use alternate ip settings, (on xp look when setting to dhcp) if the pc can not find dhcp then it will use what you have set up in here . |
wayneh (12284) | ||
| 551926 | 2007-05-24 23:17:00 | Ok, that is true, but with 2 cards it just adds to the hassel, I would rather wait and save for the 4 port card :2cents: I had AD and DNS installed, but I have removed AD and I have found that removing AD takes away the ability to have different users and I am not wanting to use the Admin account I always use manual IP addresses and I was thinking of using the AD as you suggested (same users and passwords on PCs and server) Lets go away from the VPN (I think I had it how I wanted it before anyway), cause the question I asled here: (I have got VPN set up how I want for now, does the AD have to be available if the PC is part of the domain only, but I logon to the PC itself? IE if the server does go down, can I still use the PCs as they are?) Was not to do with VPN, it was AD itself and if the server is down or I am not connected to it, can I still logon to the PCs themselves? |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 551927 | 2007-05-26 05:00:00 | The PC's will be able to continue to log in with the credentials used last on that pc but with no DC there will be a 90 second delay between entering the password and the desktop being useable while it is trying to find the domain controller. This will happen if you are out of your normal environment (ie laptop) or DC down. Be carefull about password policy and logging to different pc's with different user accounts. eg. if you have logged into pc1 on the network, log off then log into pc2 with the same user account, then change the password, then the domain controller goes down before logging in to pc1 again it will have remembered the credentials used before the DC was not able to be connected (once again thinking of laptops, login to laptop with user 1 then log in to desktop with user 1, change password then take laptop away before logging in then the laptop will still have the first password.) Or alternatively if you had any user accounts setup locally on the pc then you could use the drop down menu in the login screen and log in to the local PC with those credentials. |
wayneh (12284) | ||
| 551928 | 2007-05-26 06:17:00 | The user accounts are all going to be local ie "Logon to this PC" and the same user is going to be on the same PC, not often that other accounts will be used on other PCs which is when "logon to (the domain)" will be used | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 551929 | 2007-05-27 02:37:00 | no probs should work | wayneh (12284) | ||
| 551930 | 2007-05-27 03:18:00 | Great, so if the domain is unavailable or my PC is not connected to the network, will I still be able to logon to the PC? ("Logon to this PC") | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
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