Re: Remote office

From: Marina Roos [SBS-MVP] (marina_at_roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com)
Date: 09/26/04

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Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 17:54:17 +0200

Hi Dave,

Maybe this whitepaper helps?:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sbs/2000/maintain/remotofc.mspx

-- 
Regards,
Marina
Microsoft SBS-MVP
"Dave Claxon" <maintenance@NOSPAM.fitcen.bogus.com> schreef in bericht
news:ev8WM%239oEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Merv,
>
> That is actually what the original plan had been, until we decided on a
> security system that runs on its own computer (Linux, but that's a
different
> problem), and that is the one we need to monitor from home office. So
while
> there will only be one employee at a time, there will be more than one
> computer. It seems the easiest way to connect both computers is to make
the
> VPN from a server. (If there's an easier way to connect one Windoze
> workstation and one Linux at the same time, I'm open to suggestions.)
Which
> then leasd to the possibility of a third computer, to avoid using the
server
> as a workstation. Which then brings us back to mu original question, if we
> have a server at the remote office, can it be a backup domain controller
to
> the SBS at the main office?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%234vKDInoEHA.1988@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > If there's only going to be one person at a time in the remote office,
why
> > not set up a WinXP Pro workstation in the main office and dedicate it
for
> > remtoe office use only?  You'd only need one workstation at the remote
> > office and an Internet connection.  Then VPN into the main office and
fire
> > up an RDC session with the dedicated WinXP machine and remote control it
> > from there.  Again, everything will be done on the LAN and you'd have
> > centralized administration of data, backups, etc.
> >
> > -- 
> > Merv  Porter  [SBS MVP]
> > ===================================
> > "Dave Claxon" <maintenance@NOSPAM.fitcen.bogus.com> wrote in message
> > news:ebGgrtloEHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> Merv,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the answer, but I don't think performance will really be an
> > issue
> >> in this case, because I don't think there will be that much traffic.
> > Remote
> >> office will only be staffed part time, only one person at a time, and
not
> > a
> >> lot of computer use will be part of their job. Occaisional e-mail, and
> > when
> >> a member comes in they will need to log in to the member database at
the
> >> main office. Mainly we will need to connect from the main office to
check
> >> the computer that will run the security system at the remote office.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:ucFmpFQoEHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> > Dave:
> >> >
> >> > You may find that VPN (even with broadband) is fairly slow for file
> >> sharing,
> >> > email, etc.  A better solution may be to put a Terminal Server (with
> > Win2K
> >> > server on it) next to the SBS server at the main office and have the
> >> remote
> >> > office access it.  It's fast because only screens shot (no actually
> > data)
> >> > will be transmitted and the remote user's "experience" will be far
> > better.
> >> > Also, all the remote user's files will be centrally located at the
main
> >> > offfice for nightly backup and disaster recovery.  Your SBS covers
the
> >> Win2K
> >> > Server CALs for your remote users and if they are Win2K or WinXp, the
> >> > TS
> >> > CALs are covered by TS 2000.
> >> >
> >> > You can get an idea of the speed difference by comparing a straight
VPN
> >> and
> >> > then manipulating files vs creating and TS session to the server
(like
> > you
> >> > probably do now for remote administration)
> >> >
> >> > Using SBS 2000 with Terminal Services in Application Server Mode
> >> >
> >>
> >
http://members.microsoft.com/partner/products/Servers/SmallBusinessServer/SBS2000_Plus_W2KServer_Running_TS.aspx
> >> >
> >> > -- 
> >> > Merv  Porter  [SBS MVP]
> >> > ===================================
> >> >
> >> > "Dave Claxon" <maintenance@NOSPAM.fitcen.bogus.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:evCqWDPoEHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> > > We are getting ready to open a remote office and we are going to
> > connect
> >> > the
> >> > > computer there to our SBS2000 through VPN. (Cable modem at both
> >> > > ends.)
> >> > I've
> >> > > read the articles on setting up a persistant VPN, and we have a
> >> > > static
> >> IP
> >> > > address, and I think I mostly have a handle on it, but I have a
> >> > > couple
> >> of
> >> > > questions, if someone has an answer. Firstly, since it is beginning
> >> > > to
> >> > look
> >> > > as if we may have more than one computer at the remote office, we
are
> >> > > considering making one of them Win2kServer and connecting through
it.
> >> > Would
> >> > > it then be possible to make this remote server a BDC for the SBS
> > domain?
> >> > > Secondly, if a remote BDC is possible, could I set it up on the
local
> >> > > network ahead of time, then transport it to the remote office when
> >> > > the
> >> > time
> >> > > comes and set up the VPN, or are the settings too much different to
> >> mal\ke
> >> > > it worthwhile?
> >> > > Thanks for your advice,
> >> > > Dave
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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