I need to add a remote server to a domain

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I have a server hosted at a provider that is outside the corporate
network but I would like this server to become part of the domain.
Can anyone point me to a good description of how to do this?

TIA
 
I have a server hosted at a provider that is outside the corporate
network but I would like this server to become part of the domain.
Can anyone point me to a good description of how to do this?

TIA
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I forgot to include that I need this server to be a DC, although I
assume that once it is part of the domain simply promoting it will be
sufficient to accomplish this part of it.
 
Matthew said:
I have a server hosted at a provider that is outside the corporate
network but I would like this server to become part of the domain.
Can anyone point me to a good description of how to do this?

TIA
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First you need a connection between the two networks. Is VPN an option?
 
First you need a connection between the two networks. Is VPN an option?
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I can do this. The main DC is behind a firewall but I do have the
ability to VPN into the network, in fact I do so now for file and data
transfer purposes.

The part that is giving me the most concern is what will happen when I
tell the server to talk to the DC of the domain it is trying to join.
This network is set up with a fictitious domain internally
(companyname.local) while the external servers names are all in the
companyname.com domain.

I am going to try adding entries to the LMHOSTS file to make it be
able to find the internal DC but I am not certain if this is going to
work and it was my hope to have a plan before I started trying to do
anything first.
 
Matthew said:
I can do this. The main DC is behind a firewall but I do have the
ability to VPN into the network, in fact I do so now for file and data
transfer purposes.
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VPN between the two *networks* and not via a VPN client, right? You'll want
that.
The part that is giving me the most concern is what will happen when I
tell the server to talk to the DC of the domain it is trying to join.
This network is set up with a fictitious domain internally
(companyname.local) while the external servers names are all in the
companyname.com domain.
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If you're going to join it to your domain, this will change anyway. They
aren't domain controllers now, right?
I am going to try adding entries to the LMHOSTS file to make it be
able to find the internal DC but I am not certain if this is going to
work and it was my hope to have a plan before I started trying to do
anything first.
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DNS rather than LMHOSTS! And you'll need to put it in another site in AD
Sites....
 
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