Re: SBS 2003 and Registered Domain Requirements
- From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:38:12 -0400
Skygazer61 <Skygazer61@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am currently getting ready to transistion a business over to using a
server running SBS 2003 Premium.
Are you going to use ISA? I personally don't - I use a single NIC and a good
hardware firewall appliance.
The main purpose is to centralize all
files to one computer and have the ability to remotely access them via
VPN while on travel
VPN is fine fors some things, although PPTP is not very secure & you'd be
better off with IPSEC VPN through your firewall appliance.
Remote Web Workplace (RWW) is usually the way to go for remote access. And
Outlook can connect to the user's Exchange mailbox via RPC over HTTP.
and also for one worker who must currently work
from home.
RWW again! No VPN needed.
I have already had my internet provider switch me to using a static ip
address and have 5 available.
You need only one, which you will assign to the external interface of your
firewall/router, and you should use private/nonroutable IPs inside your
network (no public IPs at all).
I am now reading that I have to have a
registered domain name in order for the remote access features to be
available. I was planning at some point down the road to do this in
order to set up email specific to "mycompany.com" and have my own
website, but these are not primary objectives for the near term.
So do I really need to have a registered domain name from the start? I
was thinking that I could set up the VPN just by knowing the static ip
address of the server.
You can, but you can't use Exchange for much. Just bite the bullet and do
this now in one fell swoop.
Personally, I'd do this via www.dyndns.com - register for a domain (do more
than one year) and CustomDNS.
What exactly happens when I register a domain name? Does it take the 5
static ip addresses I have and link them to "mycompany.com"?
Nope. Your public DNS will have an entry for blah.mycompany.com which points
at your public IP (wan interface of your firewall/router). The rest is done
in your firewall rules.
If I do need to register my domain name, am I correct in thinking I
don't need to purchase any email or web hosting provided since SBS has
this built in?
Correct.
Thanks in advance for any help and guidence regarding this topic.
Hope this helps. You might want to pick up a couple of SBS/AD/Exchange books
to get a good handle on how all this stuff works, too.
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