You need a separate forest to get the effect you want. The Domain gets you nothing more than an OU would.
Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED] c - 312.731.3132 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Group, Russ Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:19 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Child domain for external SharePoint users Hi all We are in the process of creating a SharePoint site that external users (dealers) can access to obtain shipping information. I have the SharePoint server in my LAN with a reverse proxy appliance in the DMZ that the dealers will use to access the SharePoint server. The discussion came up about using a child domain for these dealers to authenticate to the SharePoint server. Is this an accepted practice (create a child domain for the external users)? How safe is this compared to creating a separate OU for the dealer in the parent domain? Thank you Russ
