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Use Wireshark (a network protocol analyzer) to determine exactly what operations against DC cause slowdown...

Better use real (not shell) security! Use subinacl (a tool from Microsoft) to customize access to SAM objects.

OpenVPN is simple software-only VPN solution, suitable for Windows and Linux. :) See for your self http://openvpn.net/ OpenVPN has several advantage over MS VPN...

I didn't see your answer :P, because I loaded the page, wasn't sure about that question, tested it in virtual environment and posted my reply. :)

Probably by unchecking Register this connections address in DNS checkbox in PPTP connections TCP/IP properties -> Advanced -> DNS tab...

Better allow only Change access to share (otherwise users may be able to change some permissions of files inside share)! About NTFS permissions: 1. Allow all groups Read and Execute access to root folder of that share (only to that folder, not to subfolders and files). 2. Allow groups Read...

Enable auditing of Account Management...

More secure would be to use some kind of VPN (for example OpenVPN :))...

If there is only one user at a time, TS console session can be used. invoke it by using mstsc /console

Actually everything what can be seen can be copied (it is only technical problem)... In the worst case even camera can be used :o)

Try avoiding such use of administrator accounts! Although this is NOT good solution you may put that batch file in a folder that is not readable by users (while making that file explictly accessible).

No! Passwords will NOT expire right away. Users simply will be forced to choose more complex passwords on first password change (voluntary or due to normal expiration).

Can Samba fileserver (authenticating users against Windows based DC) cache credentials of domain users and be available even while DC is offline?