Re: Vista Basic VPN?

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Hi,

I suppose some of this will be helped when Vista SP 1 comes out, but the
$350 Gateway Celeron M with Vista Basic (open box) seems noticably faster
than the $1G HP Vista Business x64 on a Turion64x2 TL-56. Now I understand
some network overhead will slow things down, seems like everytime I join a
new computer to the SBS domain after starting it up at home it isn't nearly
as responsive as it was off the domain. Perhaps this is a different thread
(performance), but I will go looking for the network tools that Basic doesn't
have to help decide whether I really need those tools. I really don't want
to kill performance with stuff under the hood I propably don't even
understand.

I have an overall opinion about the laptop and computer marketplace, which
includes the OS. Where, oh where, is a stripped down OS and machine that is
strictly dedicated to performance? Why does my old Asus P3B-F with 1.4ghz
slot one upgrade with aged OS still "seem" as fast as a hot new dual core
multi G ram, hz etc?

Can the workstation OS/machine marketplace do what Windows Server Core is
doing, which is just the basics? Of course all the work on security and
reliability shouldn't tossed, but isn't there some lower level of services
that could be implemented to get the SNAP back in the desktop? If Vista
Basic runs OK on minimal hardware, would it not run even faster on higher end
hardware? Is there a benchmark somewhere that shows a comparison of OS
peformance?

I am by no means any kind if IT engineer, much more of an end-user, so if I
am hopelessly off-base you are welcome to say how and why.

Thanks for any insight.

"Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

There are many tools related to networking NOT included in Vista Basic
that in my opinion make it not suitable as a "business" laptop
Vista Basic is also the OS installed when only the most minimal hardware
is installed on the device. That, in my opinion would also make it
unacceptable as a platform

"E. Palmer" <EPalmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D5069F79-FB6A-44D0-A630-A05B4C4DC5D8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ah, Mr. Nickason, indeed you are correct, after allowing through the One
Care
firewall I am in and can map drives. Never used One Care before and I
must
have been thinking it would let me know what it was doing.

This makes me think Vista Basic is acceptable for a small business
laptop
since it does the "basics." Can't join a domain and/or pick up group
policies from it, but otherwise connects.

Thank You for your perceptive help.

Sincerely,
Eugene Palmer

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:

> What exactly is error 800?
>
> One thing I can tell you about Vista - if you're using OneCare, the
OneCare
> firewall blocks outbound VPN by default. You need to enable it in the
> advanced settings. I'm not sure about the built-in Vista firewall -
that
> may be the case with that one as well.
>
> "E. Palmer" <EPalmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:B85C7FA5-C947-41FE-A828-AB7C5D52B59D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi again,
> >
> > I am getting an error 800 when I try to connect to SBS 2003 using
the
> > downloaded connection manager with Vista Basic 32bit. Other
computers
> > connect
> > just fine in this environment. Does Vista Basic not include the
necessary
> > protocols?
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> >
> > Sincerely,
>
>
>

.

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