Re: Do I need SBS 2003 Standard or Premium?

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From: Bill Peng [MSFT] (v-bpeng_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/09/05 

Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 01:44:47 GMT

Hi Steve,

I agree with Jim. ISA is not a necessary for VPN connection. Windows Server
2003/SBS built-in RRAS is well enough for VPN connections.

Please refer to the following articles:

Deploying Dial-up and VPN Remote Access Servers
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/deploy
guide/en-us/dnsbf_vpn_overview.asp

You can use CEICW to enable VPN on an SBS Server.

If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know.

Bill Peng
MCSE 2000, MCDBA
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>From: Jim Behning SBS MVP<jimbehingmvp@mindspring.com>
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>VPN has nothing to do with ISA. Two nics are good.
>
>"planetearth" <planetearth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Thanks Bill, but I'm a bit confused here. I've set up an SBS2000 server
in
>>the past, and it came with ISA 2000. I used ISA to configure VPN services
and
>>Web access (as a firewall).
>>I'd install a second NIC into this server and use it for Internet access
>>(behind the Linksys router), so I thought I'd need ISA for that.
>>
>>-Steve
>>
>>"Bill Peng [MSFT]" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Steve,
>>>
>>> SBS 2003 Premium provide ISA 2000 Standard Edition. SBS 2003 Premium
>>> Service Pack 1, which will be released soon, will provide ISA 2004
Standard
>>> Edition. In your scenario, if you only want to publich FTP sites and
enable
>>> VPN connection, I think SBS Standard version is OK.
>>>
>>> [Note] For VPN connection: please also make sure that from the Router,
GRE
>>> protocol 47 and TCP port 1723 is able to be forwarded to the SBS Server.
>>>
>>> Actually, ISA do provide further features, such as: Client
Authentication,
>>> Web Caching, Bandwidth Rules, Destination Configuration, Monitoring,
>>> Application Filters, etc. If the features are necessary for your
clients, I
>>> recommend you to purchase SBS 2003 Premium.
>>>
>>> For more detail, please check ISA home page:
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/ISAServer
>>>
>>> I hope the above info helps.
>>>
>>> If you have any update, please feel free to post back.
>>>
>>> Bill Peng
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>>> >I'm setting up a very small (3-user) office with SBS 2003 for
centralized
>>> >file, print, Internet and fax services (not e-mail). They've already
got a
>>> >basic four-port Linksys router/firewall (with NAT and SPI).
>>> >That said, I was wondering if I need SBS 2003 Premium, with ISA Server
>>> >2000/2004 (or whichever version comes with it--Microsoft's site says
ISA
>>> >Server "2000" comes with SBS 2003 Premium). They *might* eventually
want
>>> to
>>> >go with VPN or FTP services, but no one knows yet.
>>> >I know we'll never need the other stuff that comes with the Premium
>>> version,
>>> >and I'd hate to have to spend three times what the Standard version
costs,
>>> >just to get ISA Server. And as far as I can tell, it's not available
>>> >separately.
>>> >Any thoughts?
>>> >Thanks.
>>> >
>>> >-Steve
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>
>Jim B. SBS MVP
>

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