Re: Recommendations for how to connect to SBS from a remote site please?

Thanks for this Mark,

Just one question - what is PTA? (at risk of appearing dumb!)

Thanks again.

Simon

"Mark" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I had the same scenario and this worked the best. Keep SBS2000 for TS
and
> put SBS2003 on new hardware. Cheapest and most effective. With
> username/password the same on both, you use PTA so you can easily share
> info. Your best bet IMO
>
>
> "Simon" <gg@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:usp3AK%23OFHA.3444@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Dear experts
> >
> > I have a client who has SBS at his main site, and is looking to open a
> > remote office with about 2 or 3 PC's in, which need access to the main
> > server for email, database access, file access and client/server access
to
> > their main application. The WAN would be via ADSL, via Netgear DG834
> > routers.
> >
> > Now I know that SBS2000 has terminal services built in, but soon I want
> > them
> > to upgrade to SBS2003 on new hardware, but SBS2003 does not have
terminal
> > services built in, just remote desktop. The way I understand it remote
> > desktop needs the user to have a PC switched on and then they remotely
> > control it, not like terminal services where the desktop is on the
server.
> >
> > So, what do I recommend to my client:
> >
> > 1. stick with SBS2000, (maybe migrate to new hardware) and use terminal
> > services, but which were supposed to be tricky to get working? Prob with
> > this is SBS2000 is getting old now, so to have to keep this for too long
> > will be bad.
> >
> > 2. upgrade him to SBS2003 on a new server, and use Remote Desktop? But
> > does
> > this act like Terminal Services and just need a bit more grunt on the
> > server - ie not need a PC at the server end to remote through to?
> >
> > 3. upgrade him to SBS2003 on a new server and add an additional server
and
> > install Server 2003 and terminal services? (This is probably going to be
> > the
> > most expensive option, especially as there are only a few users
remotely)
> >
> > 4. on either SBS 2000 or 2003 use OWA for mail, VPN to map a drive to
the
> > data, and maybe see if the client server app will work over a VPN?
> >
> > 5. Create a VPN between both the Netgear DG834 routers, would this make
> > the
> > remote site act as if it was on the main network for file / mail /
> > client/server app access?
> >
> > 6. - any other suggestions please?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Simon
> >
> >
>
>


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