Re: Domain Setup

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From: CRIS HANNA \(SBS-MVP\) (crishannanospam_at_computingpossibilities.net)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:40:21 -0500

There is a big difference between the AD internal domain name and your FQDN
which is used for the website, email etc.
After the system is setup, you will run the Connect Email and Internet
Connection Wizard and this is where you specify the .com domain name for
email setup etc. 

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"Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in message
news:eCbjcDuiEHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi Garry,
>
> You don't want to call your AD domain name the same as your web site
domain
> name. SBS setup always suggest you should use company.local but if you
have
> Mac's in your network, use something like company.lan or company.office
> (Mac's don't like the .local).
> Don't use the company.com addy on your internal domainname.
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Marina
> Microsoft SBS-MVP
>
> "Higgy" <Higgy@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
> news:B182BC2D-2846-47BD-9CBA-83B26DDAD0CF@microsoft.com...
> > I will be installing sbs 2003 standard this weekend for the second time.
> > First install I did we used a different name for the sbs domain than his
> > website, he already had a website hosted and an additional domain name
he
> > liked.
> >
> > For this office if possible we want to use the same domain name as an
> > existing hosted web site for the sbs domain and also be able to use
> exchange,
> > remote access features, static IP and a dns service. I prefer to use a
dns
> > service like dnsmadeeasy.com in case I have to set up a smart host and
or
> > server forwarding. I know Bellsouth, his ISP, is starting to block port
25
> > both ways so I want to be able to work around that when it occurs.
> >
> > Can this be done or do we have to use a different domain name for his
sbs
> > domain.
> >
> > Gary
> >
>
>

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