Re: Set up Remote Connection

I recommend you take a look at the following URLs...

To know what ports you need to forward for RWW and/or OWA, VPN, etc:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2005/01/21/33537.aspx

Belkin's FAQ on Port Forwarding:
http://web.belkin.com/support/kb/kb.asp?a=1448

Configuring Virtual Servers on Belkin Router:
http://www.adslguide.org.uk/hardware/reviews/2004/q4/belkin-f5d7630-4a.asp

-- Michael



"Randy Bennett" <randyNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:je811291fojpc9mr0fv5toepoanodfc9rq@xxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for your help.

Okay, sounds like the RWW will be the best bet for us then. The issue
of getting the ports forwarded from the router to the server is where
I get mixed up. On my own SBS, I had the same issue, but I was able to
run my internet connection directly from the cable modem to the
server, and then to the router through the second NIC.

The client's router is a Belkin and there is a place for "Virtual
Servers" where ports and local IP addresses can be set. Would you be
willing to help me get that set up?

Your help is greatly appreciated.

On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:57:00 GMT, Eriq Neale
<eon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A couple of ideas on this, presented inline.

On 2006-03-09 14:30:47 -0600, Randy Bennett
<randyNO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

I have a client that would like to be able to access programs on the
server from home. In particular, the client wants to have access to
Quickbooks.

Can this be done via the Remote Web Workspace or would a VPN be
necessary?

RWW is the best option for this, IMO. With RWW, you are remotely
controlling a workstation on the internal network without having the
remote workstation touch your internal network. With VPN, if there's
any sort of malware on the workstation that's connecting in, you open
your internal network to that threat.

Next question is how to set it up. I am new to SBS and have set up my
own SBS remote connection successfully, but my setup is a bit
different.
The client's setup has a cable internet connection coming in to a
router. The server and the client computers are also connected to that
router. The server is acting as the DHCP server. The cable connection
has a dynamic IP address and I've set up an account with
www.dyndns.org to connect to the router via the internet. This is
where I get lost.
How do I get the connection from the router to the server?

You'll have to do a port forward from the router to the SBS server.
Depending on which router you have, that process will be different. But
so long as your SBS box has a fixed IP address (which it should if i
only has one NIC) you can forward specific service ports from the
router to the SBS server (port 25 for incoming SMTP e-mail, port 443 fo
incoming HTTPS traffic, etc) and so on.

HTH...

-Eriq


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