First Time Server Setup

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From: Tufty (Tufty_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/23/04 

Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 06:29:04 -0800

Hi,

I'm shortly (timescale 1-2 weeks) going to be setting up a server for a
local company. We've decided on using 2003 Server, as there's no previous
server installed.

Basically, up to now we've been using a mix of WindowsXP and Win98
workstations, using workgroups to share information where necessary. This is
starting to get unwieldy, as we now have over 30 workstations - so obviously,
updates and backups are getting more difficult to do.

Ideally we want to be able to back up all the systems from the main staff
workstation, as simply and easily as possible. We also need to allow our
users to be able to login and access their documents from anywhere in the
building (which is the main driving factor for installing a server). Ideally
we'd like to be able to control printing from the main workstation also, but
as the printers are connected via parallel and USB rather than being network
printers, we don't mind so much about that.

There's perhaps 10 different subprojects within our organisation, so my
thought was to create a different subdomain/group within Active Directory to
allow them to stay separate on one level while sharing resources on the other.

Any suggestions on how/what to do to get this going?

Relevant Pages

  • Re: !!HELP!! Pulling my hair on this one. Printer problems. Really need some help on this.
    ... Yes Larry I have already moved them off of the SBS server and onto a high ... When the printers were connecte they did show as being offline. ... have workstations connected are plugged into the same. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: !!HELP!! Pulling my hair on this one. Printer problems. Really need some help on this.
    ... Yes it is becoming a concerning issue with my SBS server. ... When the printers were connecte they did show as being offline. ... It can't be my hub because other wall jacks that have workstations ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: SBS 2003 Misconfigured?
    ... up one of the workstations via remote web connection, ... but why are you looking at the server rather than the workstation? ... (this will show you the DHCP lease info). ... The Netgear, or whatever you use as your gateway to get out to the Internet. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: !!HELP!! Pulling my hair on this one. Printer problems. Really need some help on this.
    ... If the server tried to contact a printer and could not, say because of a sporadic hardware issue, it might report the printeras offline. ... I think that what I would do next would be to delete all the printers, then go into Server Properties and delete all the drivers. ... So I think for now if I can resolve the issue as to why I cannot remove and delete the print queues from my SBS server then I can try to reinstall from scratch without the existing print queues still in place. ... By centralizing the spooler you can control access, do "grouped" deployments, such as department/building/remote printer locations using group policy, upgrade a driver on the server and have all workstations get the new driver automatically, and...ultimately...usually a better troubleshooting experience when problems arise because you know the driver, the port, and don't have several workstations with different configurations floating out there. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: SBS 2003 Misconfigured?
    ... When I remote back into the server and look at DHCP, ... I assume DHCP assigned it, but how can I verify that. ... the workstations, I was having connection problems with the workstations. ... The netgear has a setting for the Internet IP which is set to the ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)