I was able to connect a machine by adding the computer to the domain, then joining that laptop to the domain while on the vpn. <BR>I then changed the vpn client to connect the vpn first, before ...

You might want to remove a computer from a domain at some point if it's going to be used independently or, naturally, add new devices to the domain as your business expands its computer inventory.

Organizations with an AD infrastructure in place that wish to provision Linux computers can bind those devices to their existing domain.

Add to domain<BR><BR>Note: If you are keeping the same IP, you'll have to remove the computer from the domain in order to avoid IP conflicts in you DCs.