I just migrated my WAN from a Linux controlled setup to a Win2k AS setup! I tried FC3 and it wasnt up to the taks that RHEL was. Just out of a lark we decided to move to an old copy of WIn2kAS. No one else knew anything about the thing so I offered to setup the system (still sitting in my basement!)

DJ, I almost asked you an Active directory question but I figured it out on my own...I have to admit its easier (Herasy!) to setup than the RHEL was. FC3 and Mandriva were easier for the Desktop, but as a server I had a few phone calls the Red Hat support for the initial setup.

We may switch back to RHEL after the next week...The bandwidth has dropped from about 512mbps to 300mbps with the switch. That is the one benifit I think we will have to have back.

I am so excited...Took me just 3 days to figure this out on my own. (actual hours was just 3, but kids, wife, and a different life above the basement takes its toll!)

well played m8!

nice one. and other stats?

Well, this is a P4 2.66 with 2gig ram, 40gig HDD, no raid. 256meg Graphics card (only spare one I had) 1gig Enet card. Windows 2k AS

Bandwidth usage (Pipe is 660mbps wide) :
Overhead monitered : Server uses 128mbps for administration
Server uses 50mbps for Acks
Available pipe: 482mbps
Used by WAN: 432mbps

Prior Server setup: Pentium 4 1.3 with 512 4gig Hdd no raid. 32meg video card (just fried!) 1gig Enet. Red hat Enterprise (RHEL)

Bandwidth usage (Pipe is 660mbps wide) :
Overhead monitered : Server uses 8mbps for administration
Server uses 1mbps for Acks
Available pipe: 551mbps
Used by WAN: 530mbps

Addendum:
All mbps are mega BITS persecond not bytes
All pipe widths are peak

Well done!

all i say is nice

Thank you. I dont know if yall know what this is really about, but I am the administrator of a large wan in my neighborhood. Here is the setup:

At home, my Linux box is now wired to 21 houses on a WAN and its the sole DNS for the 37 machines wired into it. I have been experimenting with WAN and LAN setups and talked afew of my neighbors into this setup. 3 have satellite and 2 have 1/2Ts. With some help (I still dont understand it all but learning) we bonded the 5 sources into 1 big pipe that we all share. The 3 satellite systems use the Linux box as a network Modem and the 1/2Ts use it as a router for the other systems. This being done on a P3 650 box with 768mb main ram and a 20gig HD...you should see that box chug!

I switched to AS to see if it would handle the load better. Apprently not. I will probablly shift back over to the RHEL system this weekend.

see what the others think, see if its become any faster for the end user.