Routing and Remote Access Service

(RRAS)
Definition - What does Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) mean?
Routing and remote access service (RRAS) is a suite of network services in the
Windows Server family that enables a server to perform the services of a conventional
router. RRAS includes an application programming interface (API) that facilitates the
development of applications and processes for administering a range of network
services.

Windows Server 2000, 2003 and 2008 are integrated with various network services and
specific APIs that enable a server to provide data and network routing functionality.
RRAS, which transforms a Windows Server into a virtual/software router, is among
these programming interfaces. RRAS applications cover a broad domain of network
routing and enablement services, which can be centrally administered by the server
domain controller.

Techopedia explains Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS)

RRAS provides a remote user with access to an internal network via a secured virtual
private network (VPN) connection. This connectivity can be deployed using typical IP-
based VPN over the Internet. Or, like an Internet service provider (ISP), it can be
deployed through dial-up services by allowing remote users to connect with the
organizational network after authentication. RRAS also supports direct or site-to-site
connectivity between two different remote servers.

According to Microsoft, services included in the RRAS suite are:

 Remote access
 Dial-up remote access server
 VPN remote access aerver
 IP router for connecting subnets of networks
 Network address translation services
 Other router-specific services
 Dial-up and VPN site-to-site demand-dial router

What Is Primary, Secondary, Stub Zone?

Answer :
Primary Zone: - zone which is saved as normal text file with filename (.dns) in DBS
folder. Maintains a read, write copy of zone database.
Secondary Zone: - maintains a read only copy of zone database on another DNS
server. Provides fault tolerance and load balancing by acting as backup server to
primary server.
Stub zone: - contains a copy of name server and SOA records used for reducing the
DNS search orders. Provides fault tolerance and load balancing.