Re: Possiblity of adding a second Exchange server to an SBS2003 domain
From: J. Hubbard (jbhubbard_at_gmail.com)
Date: 10/07/04
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Date: 7 Oct 2004 14:04:38 -0700
Hello Andy, thanks for your response. I got a little confused whether
DC meant Washington, D.C. or domain controller, but I think I figured
it out :) You have the SBS server running in Washington D.C. and then
in Los Angeles you have an additional domain controller that serves
the 6-7 client computers in the Los Angeles office. Is that correct?
-How do the Los Angeles users access their e-mail? Do they use Cached
Exchange mode across the VPN, or is there an additional Exchange
Server in L.A.?
-If using Cached Exchange mode, have you heard any complaints about
speed?
-RPC over HTTP is encrypted, correct?
-Is RPC over HTTP just for Outlook/Exchange, or can it be configured
for file sharing as well?
Thanks again,
John Hubbard
Andy Harper <andy@No.Spam.gaeltek.com> wrote in message news:<#bejqNBrEHA.2948@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> John - I have just implemented a vpn solution from DC to LA for a
> client. The main office is here in DC and so is the SBS server. In LA,
> we have a DC have 6-7 clients. It works beautifully - the users can
> browse files on each site and email connects like a dream. And if the
> VPN does go down, remember the RPC over HTTP function offers redundancy.
> I had doubted RPC over HTTP would transition off of the VPN so easily,
> but it was basically seamless when I shut the VPN down for a test.
>
> And it is so easy to manage from within Server Management. Click on the
> remote server and connect via terminal services.
>
> I'd say go for it!
>
> Regards
>
> Andy
>
> J. Hubbard wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I have searched the web & newsgroups for an answer to this question
> > but mostly I've just received conflicting information. So now it's
> > posting time and maybe I can settle this once and for all.
> >
> > Here in Colorado, my company is running an SBS2003 Active Directory
> > domain with 40 users. The Exchange Server 2003 is running here as well
> > on the same box and supplying e-mail to all the 40 users. Out in
> > California, we have a remote office with 6 users. They are connected
> > via VPN over our firewall/router system. Currently they have their own
> > separate AD domain, and since SBS2003 can't do domain trusts, it is a
> > pain to me to administer those sites with separate user names &
> > passwords.
> >
> > I am developing a plan to replace the server out there with a domain
> > controller member server running Windows Server 2003 (not SBS!) and
> > have it join the domain used here in Colorado, along with the SBS2003
> > box. I believe that should work fine, as long as the second domain
> > controller in California is a global catalog server and Sites &
> > Services are configured correctly and all that. I believe the remote
> > server will also contact the SBS2003 box to obtain licensing
> > information so that additional CALs will not have to be purchased.
> >
> > However, the main concern is e-mail. Currently the branch office in
> > California has their own Exchange server. I would like to consolidate
> > e-mail domains to the one e-mail domain hosted by the SBS2003 box in
> > Colorado, instead of having California using a second one. So my real
> > question is, does SBS2003 allow a second Exchange installation in a
> > remote office? Will I be able to configure sites and connectors and
> > all that good stuff in Exchange without running into problems?
> >
> > I suppose a second option (if a second Exchange server is impossible
> > for whatever reason) would be to have the remote users in California
> > using Cached Exchange Mode in Outlook 2003 and accessing their e-mail
> > over the VPN. I know this is possible in theory, but has anyone
> > actually done this? How painful would it be accessing a mailbox full
> > of 50MB CAD drawings over a VPN using a DSL connection?
> >
> > All of your help and feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you,
> >
> >
> > John Hubbard
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