Test Connectivity

Use the following procedures to test the remote site connection:

• Test network connectivity. To test network connectivity, ping a client computer at the main office from a client computer in the branch office.
  
• Test application connectivity. To test application connectivity, map a network drive to a client computer at the main office from a client computer in the branch office. For example, map a drive to \\ClientComputerName\c$.
  
• Force replication between domain controllers in both sites. If you have a domain controller in both sites, use the following procedure to test replication:
  
  
  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers, and create a new user account called, for example, TestReplication.
     
  2. Use the Active Directory Replicate Now option to test that replication takes place over the site-to-site connection.
     
     For information about how to force replication between the two sites, see Force replication over a connection in Help and Support Center for Windows Server 2003.
     
  3. Confirm that the new user account exists on domain controllers located in both sites.