Re: Remote Access: IP vs domain name?

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From: OLOT (olot_at_somewhereusa.com)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 04:01:52 GMT

thanks. And yes, the SBS2003 server is the only one accessed from the
outside, (i do have a member server for file sharing and a couple of small
client/server apps). I am currently only using one public ip (static), but
I was issued 5 with DSL pro package. Would there be any need or benefit to
run the "remote access" portion of SBS on a different ip than the e-mail
server?

> 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.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23CF20co1EHA.1524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> 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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