Branch Office Setup
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From: Colin on 13 Apr 2010 05:29 Hi guys, Thanks for the replies. My original plan was to use the T/S through the VPN but I assume you are saying that this would be slow ? Regards Colin. "Leythos" wrote: > In article <89A8A6D0-4FDA-41B4-B321-08DC8461E324(a)microsoft.com>, > Colin(a)discussions.microsoft.com says... > > I need to install a TS box at a client's remote office to allow several > > remote users to access their 'virtual' desktops. The main office has a SBS > > 2003 R2 box. This is where I intend to install the TS box. Several users will > > be relocated at a new remote office and will need to access accounting > > software (Sage Line 50) installed on the SBS at the main office. They also > > need access to docs, spreadsheets, pdf's etc. These will need to be printed > > to a local printer at the remote office. My thoughts are to install the TS > > box and also establish a site to site VPN (Watchguard appliances). Can > > somebody point me in the right direction here on where to start ? Is this the > > 'right' way to do this ? Any better ways ? Many thanks. > > > > Use the Site-Site VPN to map printers from the Terminal Server/SBS > machine to their remote office, so that the printers show up properly > for the Terminal Server users instead of trying to rely on printer > mapping in t/s sessions - in other words, install the printers across > the VPN to the TS/SBS box as local printers - it will make your life > easier. > > Also, you may not want to do the Terminal Sessions via the Site-Site > VPN, you can map a connection from the public through the firewall and > allow their remote office public IP to connect directly using RDP. > > I have about 45 locations like this, also using WG appliances. > > -- > You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little > voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. > Trust yourself. > spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address) > . >
From: Leythos on 13 Apr 2010 06:37 In article <OalgLzq2KHA.5880(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, newsgroup(a)public.lan says... > > I don't see where this OP is asking about dual wan. There is a different > thread about that topic today. Yep, my mistake - sorry. -- You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. Trust yourself. spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
From: Leythos on 13 Apr 2010 06:40 In article <CFD3241A-19A6-4337-820E-8EA1391797BA(a)microsoft.com>, Colin(a)discussions.microsoft.com says... > > Hi guys, > > Thanks for the replies. > My original plan was to use the T/S through the VPN but I assume you are > saying that this would be slow ? I would suggest that you not add the overhead of the VPN to the TS session, but use the VPN to map the printers from the TS/SBS box to the remote office. By having the VPN you gain the ability to run VNC or other tools on their workstations to allow you to connect to them, you can also manage the Antivirus solution remotely, so that the parent is still your SBS server, but you fill find that many printers are not terminal server compliant, and then there is the scan to file that doesn't work by a RDP connection.... If you connect the printers through the site-site VPN connection you'll have a lot less problems with the printers. If you expose 3389 and limit it to thei remote sites public IP, you can allow inbound RDP directly to the terminal server and it will be a lot easier for everyone. -- You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. Trust yourself. spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address)
From: Colin on 13 Apr 2010 09:01 Hi guys, That's very helpful. Many thanks for your replies. Regards Colin. "Leythos" wrote: > In article <OalgLzq2KHA.5880(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, newsgroup(a)public.lan > says... > > > > I don't see where this OP is asking about dual wan. There is a different > > thread about that topic today. > > Yep, my mistake - sorry. > > > -- > You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little > voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. > Trust yourself. > spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address) > . >
From: Ssupertech on 15 Apr 2010 03:01
I have this setup. I use RWW on SBS open to the world, and I have RDP(3389) open only to the remote office controled by the firewall. The remote printer is installed on the TS using LPR pointing to the remote address and I forward the LPR port to the printer, again controlling access using the firewall. I have been using this for 4 years without a problem. "Colin" wrote: > Hi guys, > > That's very helpful. Many thanks for your replies. > > Regards Colin. > > "Leythos" wrote: > > > In article <OalgLzq2KHA.5880(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, newsgroup(a)public.lan > > says... > > > > > > I don't see where this OP is asking about dual wan. There is a different > > > thread about that topic today. > > > > Yep, my mistake - sorry. > > > > > > -- > > You can't trust your best friends, your five senses, only the little > > voice inside you that most civilians don't even hear -- Listen to that. > > Trust yourself. > > spam999free(a)rrohio.com (remove 999 for proper email address) > > . > > |