Re: Remote office
From: Marina Roos [SBS-MVP] (marina_at_roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com)
Date: 09/28/04
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:15:47 +0200
Hi Dave,
We don't usually speak of BDC anymore since NT4. But you can have the other
server be a Domain Controller. Install DNS server on it.
-- Regards, Marina Microsoft SBS-MVP "Dave Claxon" <maintenance@NOSPAM.fitcen.bogus.com> schreef in bericht news:uv2hMkWpEHA.1136@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > Marina, > > Thanks. I think I have already seen that article, and I have a pretty good > idea how to set up the connection itself. My original questionwas just > whether or not I could make the server at the remote office be a backup > domain controller for the SBS2k at the main office. > > Dave > > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in message > news:%23Lx6aD%23oEHA.2864@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > > 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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