file server performance / VPN server

Hello All,

this is the 2nd time the following thing is happening for me, and no matter
how much time I used troubleshooting (checking network settings, physical
wiring etc) I didn't find the solution.

I am supporting small firms having normally only one or two servers.

Server is configured as:
- DC, DNS, WINS, DHCP, file and print server
- with one gigabit network card having one IP address
and everything works fine.

Then, they wanted to have access from home, and I configured RRAS server
being VPN server, accepting both PPTP and L2TP conections (L2TP with
preshared key, not with certificate).

And after I did that, the users are not satisfied with the file-server
performance. I mean, the "save/fetch a file" works OK, but the dialogue-box
when they are trying to i.e. Save As an Excel document is taking about 20
sec to open. I checked the server performance, and it is not that.

The only conclusion is that it is this RRAS that in a way makes "confusion"
when they browse the folders. Could it be the WINS part then...? Or what?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Regards, Zoran

Configuring remote access on a DC/DNS server will cause all sorts of
problems. As soon as a remote user connects, the server is multihomed
(because it gets an extra IP for the internal interface in RRAS). You get
all the old NT problems of a multihomed DC plus some new ones caused by
dynamic DNS. If you must run remote access on a DC see KB 292822.

"Zoran" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello All,
>
> this is the 2nd time the following thing is happening for me, and no
> matter how much time I used troubleshooting (checking network settings,
> physical wiring etc) I didn't find the solution.
>
> I am supporting small firms having normally only one or two servers.
>
> Server is configured as:
> - DC, DNS, WINS, DHCP, file and print server
> - with one gigabit network card having one IP address
> and everything works fine.
>
> Then, they wanted to have access from home, and I configured RRAS server
> being VPN server, accepting both PPTP and L2TP conections (L2TP with
> preshared key, not with certificate).
>
> And after I did that, the users are not satisfied with the file-server
> performance. I mean, the "save/fetch a file" works OK, but the
> dialogue-box when they are trying to i.e. Save As an Excel document is
> taking about 20 sec to open. I checked the server performance, and it is
> not that.
>
> The only conclusion is that it is this RRAS that in a way makes
> "confusion" when they browse the folders. Could it be the WINS part
> then...? Or what?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Regards, Zoran