Re: newbie: a/d design and setup
From: RP (rp_at_nospam.com)
Date: 04/04/04
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Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:36:31 -0400
Gus, thanks for all the great info! I was thinking about buying a book on
SBS 2003. Are there any books you know offhand that you would recommend?
Meanwhile I am printing that guide as we speak.
Also, I did not know the premium edition costs $1000 more than standard?
Currently, I have ordered and installed the premium trial kit on my test
server.
thanks so much,
Param
P.S. Which linksys firewall would you recommend? I would need one that would
plug into the switches (which we already have).
<Gus> wrote in message news:#YuYuOaGEHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Param,
>
> I would highly recommend purchasing a Small Business Server book to read
up
> on. I'll answer a few of your questions though.
>
> If all the sites have high speed internet access, you can setup the SBS at
> your main location, purchase Windows 2k3 Standard Server for the other two
> locations, then setup a VPN tunnel to the other sites. DCPROMO the other
> two servers so they are DC's attached to the 2k3 SBS and all the account
> information will be replicated. Make sure you setup subnets so that
> replication is not constant and only goes accross the VPN wire at specific
> times.
>
> I would recommend doing a fresh install on the server you currently have.
> Take the data and offload to two client machines (safety) and format the
> server and setup. You need to make sure the hardware requirements meet
the
> minimum for SBS and that it meets your minimum for performance. If you
have
> run out of disk space on NT 4.0, you will probably need to upgrade the
Hard
> Drive.
>
> As for mail services, I would recommend using Exchange (you have the
> licenses already). You can then cancel your pop3 subscription and save
the
> company money.
>
> When you install SBS2k3, Exchange is automatically setup. There are many
> wizards that step you through setting up the users and workstations. The
> web site is already setup also, which by default you can access one of two
> ways: http://www.company.com/exchange or http://www.company.com/remote.
I
> would suggest having the users login to the remote site because it gives
the
> users access to more options, like remote desktop to their workstations.
> Read the SBS 2003 manual to find out what ports to open.
>
> As for your network setup, its everyones preference on how to setup with
the
> NICs. If you want to save money, save yourself the extra $1000 and don't
> buy the premium edition. Go out and buy like a Linksys VPN
router/firewall.
> Buy 3 total (one for each location) and setup the VPN connections via the
> Linksys routers instead of the servers. Again, its preference and whether
> you want to save money.
>
> Not sure if you have concerns of monitoring internet usage but if you do,
> then you will need to buy premium edition to get the logging and tracking
of
> ISA server. Otherwise if you don't, the linksys route would be most cost
> effective. If you do get premium, then use the two nic route.
>
> SBS does allow remote users to VPN into the network.
>
> As for changing the web port number, I haven't done an install in a while
> but I believe by default isa uses port 80 for internal web clients????
Might
> be wrong on that one. You can leave your site running on port 80 and have
> ISA use port 8080 for internal proxy clients.
>
> Again, you should buy a book to learn this. Jumping into SBS and
> implementing takes time to setup properly and securely. You don't want to
> install, put into production, and find out that you have security holes
and
> get hacked.
>
> Gus
>
> "RP" <rp@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:OxHCLhZGEHA.3856@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been recently assigned the task of upgrading/setting up an SBS
> server
> > for our company. We have 3 locations and then we have a mobile
workforce.
> I
> > just ordered and setup the SBS2003 trial kit and have started looking at
> it
> > in my location. Here are my goals and some of my questions:
> >
> > 1. Each of the 3 locations are in different cities i.e. no dedicated
> > connectivity between them. Although they all have high speed internet
and
> > have been setup with dynamic dns services. Ideally I would like to setup
> the
> > SBS main server with our main domain and a/d in the main location. That
> > would be easier to manage. Although would users from the other locations
> be
> > able to login to their a/d account over the internet? Would I need to
open
> > any ports on the firewall? That would be insecure right?
> >
> > 2. If #1 does not work above, what would be the next best option?
Install
> > SBS at each of the 3 locations? I would have to duplicate a/d accounts
> > right? I am new to forest and tree structures. Could someone provide me
> some
> > guidance on that and what is the best way to set it up?
> >
> > 3. The main location currently has a server which I plan on installing
SBS
> > 2003 on. It currently has NT Server 4.0 installed in a domain
environment.
> > Although the server has a bunch of un-needed stuff on it and has 0 bytes
> > left on drive c. Would it be recommended to upgrade it? OR wipe it clean
> and
> > start from scratch. The users dont use any of the services on the server
> > except authentication. There are some shared folders for data which I
can
> > back up.
> >
> > 4. We currently use a 3rd party mail server hosted at our data center.
> > Although I would like to use the Exchanges features in SBS for group
> > contacts, calendaring, Sharepoint services etc. Would there be any
> conflict
> > in pop3 mail coming from 1 server, but other features from an Exchange
> > server? The reason I dont want to have Exchange host our email is
because
> of
> > 2 reasons: a). I dont know enough as yet on its features and how to set
it
> > up. b). The location where this SBS server is only has cable modem
> > connectivity which is not as reliable as the connection at our data
center
> > which hosts our web applications.
> >
> > 5. Can users access their Exchange account from home? i.e. over the
> > internet? How would I go about setting it up.
> >
> > 6. I plan on installing 2 NICs on the server and using it as a
> > router/firewall using the ISA server that comes with it. One NIC will
> > connect to the cable modem and the other to the switch where the rest of
> the
> > network will go. Am I on the right track? Could this cause any potential
> > security issues as far as opening up the data on the server?
> >
> > 7. Does SBS2003 allow you to setup a VPN server whereby remote users can
> VPN
> > in over the internet to get access to the network. Additionally most of
> the
> > client PCs run Windows XP PRO. I can turn on Remote Desktop on those
PCs.
> > Now how would I go about routing a Remote Desktop packet from the
outside
> to
> > the correct PC?
> >
> > 8. I noticed also that when I installed ISA Server it said to either
> > un-install IIS or change the website ports to ones other than port 80.
Why
> > is that? I need port 80 on IIS for certain web apps.
> >
> > Sorry for the plethora of questions. I am a newbie when it comes to
Server
> > 2003 a/d, administration etc.
> >
> > Much much thanks in advance.
> > Param
> >
> >
>
>
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