Re: Advise on small business setup, please

Jethro <> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> working in a small business (5 people) and have been lumbered with
> setting up a Small Business Server.
>
> Have installed SBS and got it working, but need a bit of advice re
> networking.
>
> SBS machine has 2 network cards. A wired, and Wireless. Wired has been
> assigned an dynamic IP, and has been designated to access the
> internet. It's plugged into a wireless router/modem which is at IP
> 192.168.2.1
> The Wireless network card is assigned a static IP of 192.168.2.102.
> Running the SBS setup wizard, I told it that this card was to access
> the LAN. All the other machines in the office have wireless n/w cards
> are are connected to the wireless router which is acting as an access
> point. They are able to connect to the server no problem.
>
> Is this setup sensible. Or should I have set the servers wireless
> card to act as it's own AP and got the office machines to point to
> that, rather than go through the router ? The reason I ask is that at
> present both n/w cards have the wireless router as a gateway, and it
> appears this is unsual enough for SBS to warn me about it ?
>
> The reason I ask is I wish to be able to access the machine from the
> intenet, and can't seem to configure it.
>
> Thanks in advance

Hi -

Take the wireless card out of the SBS server - it shouldn't have it. In
fact, in my opinion, unless you're using ISA you really ought to have a
single NIC in the SBS box and a router/firewall appliance.

Also - always post SBS questions in microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs. SBS
does many things its own way - if you don't follow all the proper steps for
setup and admin, you'll have problems - even if you've set up plenty of
domains before. I'm setting up this reply to crosspost to the SBS group for
your convenience.

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

Addition to Lans Suggestion
is to buy Charlie Russel's book
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Administrator's Companion
(Pro-Administrator's Companion) (Hardcover)
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Busi.../dp/0735622809

Russ

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"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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> Jethro <> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> working in a small business (5 people) and have been lumbered with
>> setting up a Small Business Server.
>>
>> Have installed SBS and got it working, but need a bit of advice re
>> networking.
>>
>> SBS machine has 2 network cards. A wired, and Wireless. Wired has been
>> assigned an dynamic IP, and has been designated to access the
>> internet. It's plugged into a wireless router/modem which is at IP
>> 192.168.2.1
>> The Wireless network card is assigned a static IP of 192.168.2.102.
>> Running the SBS setup wizard, I told it that this card was to access
>> the LAN. All the other machines in the office have wireless n/w cards
>> are are connected to the wireless router which is acting as an access
>> point. They are able to connect to the server no problem.
>>
>> Is this setup sensible. Or should I have set the servers wireless
>> card to act as it's own AP and got the office machines to point to
>> that, rather than go through the router ? The reason I ask is that at
>> present both n/w cards have the wireless router as a gateway, and it
>> appears this is unsual enough for SBS to warn me about it ?
>>
>> The reason I ask is I wish to be able to access the machine from the
>> intenet, and can't seem to configure it.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>
> Hi -
>
> Take the wireless card out of the SBS server - it shouldn't have it. In
> fact, in my opinion, unless you're using ISA you really ought to have a
> single NIC in the SBS box and a router/firewall appliance.
>
> Also - always post SBS questions in microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs.
> SBS does many things its own way - if you don't follow all the proper
> steps for setup and admin, you'll have problems - even if you've set up
> plenty of domains before. I'm setting up this reply to crosspost to the
> SBS group for your convenience.
>

Russ \(SBITS.Biz\)