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I need to find how can I expose Active Directory on my Widnows 2003 server to the internet. I need to be able to make Active Directory avaliable to my development computer.

The Active Directory is installed on a Windows 2003 VPS.

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    Making AD wide open would not be a very good idea. EK's suggestion of VPN is the way to go.
    – Adrien
    Aug 26, 2009 at 15:19
  • Although this is not a good idea - it's a good question to ask and be answered as this is what "newbies" can do wrong!
    – Guy
    Sep 8, 2009 at 14:52

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Setup a vpn to connect your development computer to the domain network. That way you do not need to expose your network.

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One other convoluted way would be to use IPSec to allow connections from AD to your computer, but secured with IPSec. I have tested it with HTTP and file serving in the lab a couple of times, but of course AD needs a pile of ports. Kinda a point-to-point VPN.

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