Re: OT: Networking with laptops

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Hi Nic,

Thanks for posting here! Also thanks for GK's input.

For your description, I understand that you want to know how to configure
remote laptop access the SBS domain. If I am off base, please don't
hesitate to let me know.

To make remote laptop work as it works locally in the SBS domain, we setup
VPN channel between the remote laptop and the SBS server box and make the
laptop work as a LAN workstation, such as receive/send mail, access shared
resources on the server box and so on.

I would like to suggest that you refer to the following KB articles to
configure VPN:

308208 HOW TO: Install and Configure a Virtual Private Network Server in
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308208

HOW TO: Configure a Connection to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314076

320697 HOW TO: Turn On and Configure Inbound VPN Access in Small Business
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=320697

More information:
Windows Small Business Server 2003 Upgrade Best Practices
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sbs/2003/deploy/sbssetupbestpra
ctices.mspx

Windows Small Business Server 2003: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/techinfo/overview/generalfaq.
mspx

Hope above information helps! I am happy to be assistance of you and look
forward to your reply!

Have a nice day!

Sincerely,

Jenny Wu
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>Subject: Re: OT: Networking with laptops
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>Hi,
>
>The first question is if your DSL router is also acting as a "firewall"
with at
>least NAT on it?
>
>If it is not, then you need to get a DSL router from netgear or whoever so
that
>you are protected at a home.
>
>As for your laptop, you need to go to control panel and configure the
firewall
>client , simply disable it. If you have an icon in the system tray that
shows
>when you do not have ISA connectivity you can right click and configure it.
>
>You then will have to go to Internet Opitons for IE and go to connections
and
>then click the Lan Settings button. Uncheck the box in the proxy server
>settings.
>
>You should (assuming you are using dhcp at work and on the dsl) be set.
>
>You can logon to your laptop like normal, it will use cached credentials
to
>logon.
>
>Your e-mail and other network centric items will not work correctly,
although
>you can VPN in and then do so.
>
>When you go back to work you must reverse these steps.
>
>gk
>
>nic [nic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
>> Hi,
>> This is somewhat off topic but I'm sure someone will know. I have a
laptop
>> that I have been using at work (we have SBS2000). It accesses the
internet
>> via the Firewall Client etc. Everything works fine. At home I have a PC
>> that has a DSL connection to the internet. I want to be able to bring
this
>> laptop home and access the Internet via the DSL (I could either unplug
the PC
>> and connect to the DSL router directly or preferably I could buy a hub
so
>> both the PC and laptop could connect).
>>
>> The question being, what is the best way to do this in order to make
sure I
>> retain my domain access etc for work (I keep antivirus upto date so that
is
>> not a concern). The main thing is sometimes I need to bring my laptop
home
>> during the weekends but I'm not sure how to configure it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nic
>Nic
>
>
>

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