Re: How to set up a "mobile branch office" for sbs2003
- From: "Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}" <sme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:08:06 +1000
Russ' suggestion of a mobile broadband card is obviously the optimum, but I figured you'd already considered that and rejected it. I'm only familiar enough with the US to know that there are holes in the service, and you can't get US wide overage on a Cle phone much less roaming broadband...
So, to answer your questions.
* Couldn't the server be a peer of the clients (single NIC behind the
switch)? Then the firewall/router and switch/access-point could be
one-and-the-same (the access point I already have is a NetGear n-draft
router).
Yep. That would work
* I assume the "laptop" would not be joined to the domain and would use ICS
(internet connection sharing), correct?
Correct
* To get good communication between Outlook and Exchange, will I need to
VPN? If so, what's involved in having the server establish and maintain the
VPN?
As Russ Suggested, I'd use either OWA (Outlook web Access) or
Outlook Anywhere ( RPC over HTTP ) - cut the complexity and
Overhead inherent in a VPN.
* Is there a way to eliminate the "laptop"? If not, are you aware of any
super small/quiet/cheap hosts that could play the role of the "laptop"?
Not that I can see ( other than the Roaming Broadband /CDMA card )
You have too many connection types going on.
I should think a cheap 2nd hand laptop with a few slots should work well
( they also come with a built in UPS :-) ) - for that matter I'd be looking
at the server being a Laptop too.
The laptop would want
Built in Modem/fax
Network Card
2x PCMCIA Slots
Additional Network Connection Card
Wireless Card
USB Connections
Wireless Dongle ?
I'm not in the US So not familiar with what PC are out there, but I'm sure you can build some...
Here I use the Antec Minuet II enclosures with AMD CPUs and they are whisper quiet.
HTH
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Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
"gsk" <gsk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:37851C53-BE7F-42D0-B48A-97E9CD87D704@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the suggestion. I'd like to minimize the number of devices since
the coach has limited space and the devices won't be running 24/7 - starting
up and shutting down will be common events.
A couple questions:
* Couldn't the server be a peer of the clients (single NIC behind the
switch)? Then the firewall/router and switch/access-point could be
one-and-the-same (the access point I already have is a NetGear n-draft
router).
* I assume the "laptop" would not be joined to the domain and would use ICS
(internet connection sharing), correct?
* To get good communication between Outlook and Exchange, will I need to
VPN? If so, what's involved in having the server establish and maintain the
VPN?
* Is there a way to eliminate the "laptop"? If not, are you aware of any
super small/quiet/cheap hosts that could play the role of the "laptop"?
Thanks!
.
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