Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit(c) Deploying Network Services 2003

The Routing and Remote Access service in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system supports remote site connectivity by using dial-up or virtual private network (VPN) connections. You can deploy either a temporary or persistent site-to-site (also known as router-to-router) connectivity solution in your network to achieve optimal scalability, security, and performance while reducing your connection costs.

Related Information

• For more information about name resolution, see "Deploying DNS" and "Deploying WINS" in this book.

• For more information about IP address assignment, see "Deploying DHCP" in this book.

• For more information about the Active Directory directory service replication between sites, see "Designing the Site Topology" in Designing and Deploying Directory and Security Services of this kit.

• For more information about creating hardware and software inventories and mapping your existing network before deploying new features, see "Planning for Deployment" in Planning, Testing, and Piloting Deployment Projects of this kit.