Re: Remote access to SBS2003

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Les

This is good information, however maybe if I explain what I am after you
could be more specific.

Currently the user community can access their email and see the company web
along with their desktop. I can also see these as well. I could jump from my
desktop to the server I suppose using the remote server management icon on my
desktop. However I thought that it would be much more simple to have direct
access to the server remotely. So how do I create a secure connection from
home to the server? "I thought that I needed a vpn connection to do this. Is
there another way?

Thanks

"Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS M" wrote:

> Hi Neil,
>
> It's not hard to get confused over a couple of 'remote access' terms.
>
> There are 3 different ways to remotely access the server and it's resources.
>
> These methods *don't* require the remote connection disk, and all 'User'
> accounts have permission to use them.
>
> a) Outlook Web Access - http://FQDN/exchange - connects you to your mailbox.
> b) Remote Web Workplace - http://FQDN/remote - connects you to your mailbox,
> and additional features such as access to computers and your sharepoint
> site.
> c) Outlook RPC/HTTP - a method of directly connecting Outlook 2003 client to
> your Exchange mailbox.
>
> These methods require Adminstrative level accounts:
>
> a) RWW gives you access to server destops for remote administration.
> b) RDP (Remote Desktop Connection) gives you direct access to the SBS
> server, if you have port 3389 open.
>
> This method requires either Administrative level accounts, or 'Mobile User'
> level account.
>
> a) VPN connection.
>
> It is this last connection type that you are trying - and it's not at all
> required for anything other than a VPN connection. None of the preceeding
> remote access methods require the connection disk, VPN, or the Mobile User
> account.
>
> Regarding the certificate - it's important that the certificate name be
> entered correcly.
>
> If you have a fixed ip address of 123.456.789, then you enter exactly that
> for your certificate name. When you connect remotely, you use
> http://123.456.789/exchange or /remote to access either Outlook Web Access
> or Remote Web Workplace.
>
> If you have an A record like mail.domain.com that resolves to 123.456.789,
> then you can use mail.domain.com for the cerificate name, and use
> http://mail.domain.com/exchange or /remote to access the server.
>
> If your certificate is named mail.domain.com and you use
> http://123.456.789/exchange to access the server, then there is a mismatch.
> That is to be avoided.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> --
> Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> SBS Rocks !
> ----------------------
> "Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I'll remember. Involve me and I'll
> understand." - Confucius
>
>
> "Neil" <Neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:D433145F-1995-4F69-8337-AACAE7D48209@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I can not seem to access my server at the office from home. I am running
> > SBS20032 premium. I have run the internet connection wizard many times, it
> > completes without errors. I have run the remote access wizard and it
> > completes fine. I have made the remote access disk and carried it home.
> > When
> > I install it it seems to install fine. When I run it to start the
> > connection
> > process it instantly times out with an error (I think it is 810) it just
> > keeps cycling until I stop it. I can ping the router fine, I can even log
> > into the router from home. I have opened the appropriate ports 443, 80,
> > 444,
> > 4125, 25, 3389, 1723. I thought that it was something on my end at home or
> > the ISP that I use but I am able to provide remote assistance to friends
> > on
> > XP Pro.
> >
> > I have seen an error about a certificate, perhaps that is the problem,
> > when
> > running the Internet connection wizard it asks if I am going to provide a
> > certificate or use one from someone like verisign, I choose to provide it.
> > Do
> > I need to somehow add this to the disk that I carry home? Would this not
> > be
> > part of the disk creation process?
> >
> > Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>
.

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