Re: Bare min. install with problems - Email, VPN



In news:B41B5C25-6C37-49BC-857C-43EE7F84085C@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
NonProfitAdmin <NonProfitAdmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> We have just installed SBS 2003 Standard on a PIII-500mhz/1Gig SD
> Ram/120 Gig HD/Single NIC and it seems to be running fine (there is
> only 5 clients on it so load is no problem)

Well, a single hard drive *is* a problem. What if it fails?

> for a Non-Profit Org.
> They have an internet website/domain plus access the internet through
> their local ISP account. They also use attglobal.net as a travelling
> ISP access provider so have 3 email accounts that need to be accessed
> through the server

Having a dialup for their travel doesn't mean anything has to be used via
that ISP's email, though.

> on top of the 6 email accounts based on their
> website domain AND one email account through their local ISP account.

Do they have a registerd Internet domain name? If not, they really ought to
get one. I'd suggest they wean senders off their ISP POP account addresses
and stop using them...

I'd also ditch the POP connector and host the mail directly on the server.


> Problems though are:


> 1> We are using Exchange (set it up with the local ISP as the domain
> name and adding their website domain email accounts and ISP email
> account for some of the users) and POP3 Connector to grab the emails.
> Problem is that SOME emails never get off the server and are stuck
> in the Queue (when I check Servers/OurLocalServer/Queues I see
> several emails to other domains that are stuck in the SBS Server SMTP
> connector and have been retrying till they fail) Is there a solution
> to this?

Is mail being delivered to a smarthost (in the connector) or is mail being
sent out directly (resolving via DNS)? You had this choice when you ran the
CEICW. If you're using a smarthost, does the ISP/hosting company require
that you authenticate? You ought to see some info on the queues (and select
the SMTP connector to see what the status is)....


>2> I can connect to the Server via Remote Desktop Connection
> (using the IP address assigned from our local ISP account

If you have a static public IP and a registered Internet domain name, have
whomever hosts the domain's public DNS set up an A record (like
mail.mycompany.com or whatever.mycompany.com) that points at the public IP
so you don't have to remember IP addresses. If you have a dynamic public IP,
see www.dyndns.org for one option I like a lot.

> and my
> Admin username/password) but no one else can access their client
> computers remotely via RDC using the same... their username/password
> and the IP address). How can I make it so they can remotely access
> their clients from home/travel?

Are they in the Remote Web Workplace Users group in AD?

> We are using a Benq switch, Linksys WRT54GX2 wireless router to allow
> internet access to office guest users.

If you don't have a good hardware firewall appliance (not just a simple NAT
box) and aren't using ISA, you are asking for trouble. Even if you were to
use two NICs and the Windows server's built-in firewall (which is a wet
paper bag from a security standpoint).

Also, if you must offer wireless access to non-domain users, you need a
separate access point that is not on your LAN at all. Do not let strange
computers connect to your network in any way. It's dangerous.


>
> Thanks for any help...
>
> BTW, if I choose to attempt to RE-install SBS 2003 Standard on to
> another computer than can handle 2 NIC cards would I just be able to
> back this configuration up and restore to the new computer?

See
http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/support/articles/backup_restore_sbs2003.mspx

Apologies if any of the above sounds harsh - it isn't meant to be. I support
a couple of nonprofits, too....and I wouldn't set up a server without good
hardware. They're worse off than if they never had one, should it fail....if
they don't have the budget for decent server/network kit, I would rather
they wait until they do. Just my $.02.


.

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