RRAS & DC

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Andrew R. Siegel

Is there any reason to avoid putting RRAS on a domain
controller? I have a server that I'm using for RRAS that
I want to decommissioin. I have an Equinox 4 port modem
in an old server that I rarely have anyone dial into -
maybe once or twice a month and usually after hours. In
my effort to consolidate servers, this is my "best"
choice. I have 3 servers to choose from, 2 domain
controllers and my Exchange server. All are running 2000
with plans to upgrade to 2003. I don't want to move it if
it's not a good idea and I really don't want to move it to
find out it's fine with 2000, but not 2003.

Thank you for your help.
 
quoted from http://www.ChicagoTech.net
Name Resolution and Connectivity Issues on W2K Domain Controller with RRAS
and DNS Installed
Symptoms: You may experience some name resolution and connectivity issues if
the W2K domain controller is configured with RRAS and DNS. After a remote
client establishes a connection by using Dial-Up Networking, one or more of
the following symptoms may occur: 1. Internal clients may no longer be able
to browse the Web.
2. A "cannot find server or DNS" error occurs when using nslookup.
3. When using PING to ping the name of the server on an Internal client, it
returns any other address other than the IP address that is bound to the
server's internal adapter.
4. You cannot browse through the list of computers in Network Neighborhood
or My Network Places.
5. You may receive Event ID: 4319, Source: Netbt. Description: A duplicate
name has been detected on the tcp network. The IP address of the machine
that sent the message is in the data. Use NBTSTAT with a switch of N in a
command window to see which name is in a conflict state.
6. W2K/XP clients cannot map a network drive to the server. The client may
receive the following error message: No Logon Servers Available to Service
your Logon Request.
Resolutions: 1. Install the latest service pack.
2. Make sure the clients have correct DNS and WINS settings.
3. Disable NetBIOS for all RRAS connections.
4. Double-click on the entries for the servername[00h], and servername[20h]
to verify that there is only 1 IP address on them.

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