Re: Remote Access: IP vs domain name?
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 11/30/04
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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:32:41 -0500
OLOT wrote:
> Wow, that was quick, thank you. So, for example, I would make:
>
> mail.diamondvids.com A Host = myip (at Network Solutions)
> remote.diamondvids.com A Host = myip (at Network Solutions)
>
> Once my A Host record updates ( a couple of hours...)
>
> mail.diamondvids.com/exchange will go to OWA and
> remote.diamondvids.com/remote will go to RWW
>
> alternately I could make the A host record of server.diamondvids.com
> = myip and
>
> server.diamondvids.com/exchange will go to OWA and
> server.diamondvids.com/remote will go to RWW
>
> Is that right?
>
> p.s. - I already have an entry for mail.diamondvids.com for my MX
> record: mail.diamondvids.com (10) with A host entry for
> mail.diamondvids.com = myip (at Network Solutions)
> so I guess that one is already set up and working cuz I just tested
> it. Doh!
Since it sounds like you have only one server & one public IP, you could use
mail.diamondvids.com for everything. /exchange = owa. /remote = RWW.
mail.diamondvids.com for VPN.
>
>
> "Javier Gomez [SBS MVP]" <javier_gomez@remove.this.engineer.com>
> wrote in message news:ueK717n1EHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> During the Remote Access wizard, it asks for the Full Internet Name
>>> of the server (is that the same as FQDN)?
>>
>> That is correct.
>>
>>> If my domain name is: diamondvids.com, and I type
>>> www.diamondvids.com to access the website, what would be the
>>> correct entry?
>>
>> Probably not. Unless you plan to host that website on the SBS box
>> (not recommended).
>>
>>> (1) Do I use diamondvids.com or server01.diamondvids.com?
>>
>> You could... but I would use something more significant. Like
>> mail.diamondvids.com or remote.diamondvids.com. However, you can use
>> whatever you want.
>>
>>> (2) Does the server01 portion need to match the server name, or
>>> does it merely have to match the A host entry?
>>
>> Nope. Just the (public) A host entry.
>>
>>> (3) Based on (1), what would my A host entry be where I maintain my
>>> dns records?
>>
>> Let's say you decide to use remote.diamondvids.com then your A
>> record should be (remember that this is on your public DNS, not on
>> the SBS box):
>>
>> remote.diamondvids.com IN A XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
>>
>> where xxxx represent the static public IP of your SBS box.
>>
>>> (4) It seems many users opt to use the static ip address and forego
>>> the domain name, is there an advantage to this, security wise or
>>> other...
>>
>> I don't think many users do this and I see no advantage of doing it
>> (in fact it is a disadvantage because you have to remember the
>> criptic IP instead of a nice hostname).
>>
>> --
>> Javier [SBS MVP]
>> www.msmvps.com/javier
>> << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
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