Re: Home network access to SBS 2000 network

From: David F (david_at_precision_no_spam_landscape.com)
Date: 07/27/04


Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:28:34 -0700

Good concern Mark,

Don't you think NIS 2004 is adequate protection with auto-update weekly?
But of course you are right. Kids go *everywhere* on the net, turning up
things office folks mostly avoid. This case not so bad, just one college
girl.

David

"Mark Mancini" <info@NOSPAMmcse2000.com> wrote in message
news:%23zLNRC4cEHA.2724@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Does he have any kids?!?! If so, they probably have Kazaa and other
crap on
> his home LAN so he wants to corrput your clean office LAN with the
crap his
> kids have on there.....$10 says there's a trojan. I'd be wary.
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
> www.MCSE2000.com
> www.AppLauncher.com
>
>
>
> "David F" <david@precision_no_spam_landscape.com> wrote in message
> news:OJpcO1zcEHA.3988@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > One client wants to use his laptop from both home and work. Home
network
> > is simple peer to peer WinXP (home & pro). Of course work is SBS
2000.
> > The SBS Client can connect to home lan for internet access, but
cannot
> > use the shared printer, since not a member of the workgroup used at
the
> > home.
> >
> > What is the best solution? Or what are options I might investigate?
Here
> > is what I am considering:
> >
> > * Setup VPN so users at the home can access the SBS network.
> > * Maybe make all users (3) at the home to become SBS. Then they
would
> > still function as peer to peer effectively, since there is no
permanent
> > connection to the server. Will SBS complain?
> > * This solves the printing problem. (Of course this requires
upgrading
> > the one XP Home to XP Pro at the home.)
> > * Also, possibly setup roaming profiles so the user can optionally
use a
> > desktop computer from the home to connect to SBS resources at the
> > office.
> >
> > Is this a stretch or easily doable? Thanks,
> > David
> >
> >
>
>



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