Re: Setup of branch office server

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ecavedude <ecavedude@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Everything ended up OK ! I installed a Cisco ASA 5505 and now the
network is Private!I set a static route to the outside and all is
well! One thing, SBS needs to be reconfigured since someone thought
that they were helping me by entering info that they had no idea of!
DNS is REALLY screwed up! But that is for another day :)

Everything is working...but I need to reconfigure the server properly.

Glad to hear it went well. You should definitely post in the SBS group for
help with your limping install - you'll get a lot of help in there.

Did the branch office stuff make sense to you?

I suggest you consider using a news client, such as Forte Agent,
Thunderbird, or even Outlook Express, rather than the pretty clunky web
interface to the newsgroups. I's a lot easier to do nearly everything that
way. You can mark messages to be watched, filter the views so you can see
replies to your posts easily, and search.

The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can
subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.

The following boilerplate is from a post by MVP Malke ...

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Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
- Set Up Newsreader

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Some newsreaders for Windows
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte
http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)
http://gravity.tbates.org/

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Thank you for your help and advice!

Have a GREAT night!

ecavedude (Rich)

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

ecavedude <ecavedude@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am going to be setting up a W2K3 server in a branch office. They
will be connected via a point to point T1 and 2 Cisco routers.

How should I configure the network of the branch office server?

Keep it all part of the same domain.

I
have 2 W2K servers at the main office that are using AD and all is
well.

You'll want to put another DC in the branch office, configured in a
separate AD site&subnet.

The main office will be in the 192.168.0.X and the branch office
will be a seperate network on 192.168.3.X.

Cool....

What would be recommendations for the branch office server? What
should the branch server be configured with?

AD & DNS, and file/print if you want that too.

Would the domain of the
server be the same as the main office or would it be a
NameIgive.Currentdomain.org type name?

It would be the same domain.

How would authentication and AD be handled? I would like the users
to use the same account that they now use at the main office.

Sure - they'll be the same ones. However, your group policy/folder
redirection stuff may need to be a little tweaked if they're all
pointing at the servers in the main office.

Sorry for the basic questions but this is my first branch office and
I want it to go right. I will be having a Cisco specialist setting
up the routers between the two locations and I want to have the
server and network setup properly for him at the branch office to
work with. If I am missing anything PLEASE let me know.

Thanks in advance for any answers,advice,or tips!

ecavedude (Rich)

How did it go with your SBS/VOIP thing?



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