Guest Craig Kalugin Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants to be able to access the network from his home. Not just the network but also his work pc desktop, which has unique programs he needs to be able to run. I have looked at remote desktop and was able to log in but in only gives you a desktop from the server i'm guessing. How do i configure everything so when he logs in from home he gets access to his work computer, and does the work computer need to be powered on, or can it be in sleep mode?
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Re: Remote Access "Craig Kalugin" <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:26FD53FA-6019-4D98-99B7-F9FABFCEC214@microsoft.com... > We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants to be > able > to access the network from his home. Not just the network but also his > work > pc desktop, which has unique programs he needs to be able to run. I have > looked at remote desktop and was able to log in but in only gives you a > desktop from the server i'm guessing. How do i configure everything so > when > he logs in from home he gets access to his work computer, and does the > work > computer need to be powered on, or can it be in sleep mode? You must configure Remote Desktop so that it starts its session on the user's own PC, not on the server. AFAIK, his PC must be awake but then you can easily confirm this by running a very simple test.
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Re: Remote Access Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants to > be able to access the network from his home. Not just the network but > also his work pc desktop, which has unique programs he needs to be > able to run. I have looked at remote desktop and was able to log in > but in only gives you a desktop from the server i'm guessing. How do > i configure everything so when he logs in from home he gets access to > his work computer, and does the work computer need to be powered on, > or can it be in sleep mode? Note that SBS is its own beast, and you should be posting in microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs. That said, presuming you set up SBS properly (with its wizards) you can use Remote Web Workplace for precisely this purpose, presuming you have XP Pro boxes on your LAN. And I do disable all power save stuff in the BIOS on my workstations to ensure they're available - they're acting as servers at that point. Check out http://www.sbsfaq.com/Lists/News%20and%20Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=6 for some more info & a link to a Microsoft webcast.
Guest Craig Kalugin Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Re: Remote Access How do you configure remote desktop to start on the user's pc and not the server? "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Craig Kalugin" <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:26FD53FA-6019-4D98-99B7-F9FABFCEC214@microsoft.com... > > We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants to be > > able > > to access the network from his home. Not just the network but also his > > work > > pc desktop, which has unique programs he needs to be able to run. I have > > looked at remote desktop and was able to log in but in only gives you a > > desktop from the server i'm guessing. How do i configure everything so > > when > > he logs in from home he gets access to his work computer, and does the > > work > > computer need to be powered on, or can it be in sleep mode? > > You must configure Remote Desktop so that it starts its session > on the user's own PC, not on the server. AFAIK, his PC must > be awake but then you can easily confirm this by running a very > simple test. > > >
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Re: Remote Access Pegasus (MVP) <I.can@fly.com> wrote: > "Craig Kalugin" <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:26FD53FA-6019-4D98-99B7-F9FABFCEC214@microsoft.com... >> We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants to >> be able >> to access the network from his home. Not just the network but also >> his work >> pc desktop, which has unique programs he needs to be able to run. I >> have looked at remote desktop and was able to log in but in only >> gives you a desktop from the server i'm guessing. How do i configure >> everything so when >> he logs in from home he gets access to his work computer, and does >> the work >> computer need to be powered on, or can it be in sleep mode? > > You must configure Remote Desktop so that it starts its session > on the user's own PC, not on the server. AFAIK, his PC must > be awake but then you can easily confirm this by running a very > simple test. Hi, Pegasus - since he's using SBS, this is a nice feature of Remote WebWorkplace. You don't need to configure much on the client outside of ensuring it was set up properly on the domain, and that the requisite ports are open in the firewall to the SBS server (TCP 443 / 4125). Nothing needs be (or should be) done outside that in order to make this work.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Re: Remote Access Have a look at the reply posted by Lanwench. Post again if her solution does not quite meet your requirements. "Craig Kalugin" <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1AB91741-BD44-4632-AD4C-B999C7EB7457@microsoft.com... > How do you configure remote desktop to start on the user's pc and not the > server? > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "Craig Kalugin" <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:26FD53FA-6019-4D98-99B7-F9FABFCEC214@microsoft.com... >> > We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants to be >> > able >> > to access the network from his home. Not just the network but also his >> > work >> > pc desktop, which has unique programs he needs to be able to run. I >> > have >> > looked at remote desktop and was able to log in but in only gives you a >> > desktop from the server i'm guessing. How do i configure everything so >> > when >> > he logs in from home he gets access to his work computer, and does the >> > work >> > computer need to be powered on, or can it be in sleep mode? >> >> You must configure Remote Desktop so that it starts its session >> on the user's own PC, not on the server. AFAIK, his PC must >> be awake but then you can easily confirm this by running a very >> simple test. >> >> >>
Guest Craig Kalugin Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Re: Remote Access Another issue is we are not hosting our own web site. That is done somewhere else. So how do i answer the Configure E-Mail & Internet Connection Wizard question about a web certificate? Do i just use the IP address of my DSL Modem? "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote: > Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants to > > be able to access the network from his home. Not just the network but > > also his work pc desktop, which has unique programs he needs to be > > able to run. I have looked at remote desktop and was able to log in > > but in only gives you a desktop from the server i'm guessing. How do > > i configure everything so when he logs in from home he gets access to > > his work computer, and does the work computer need to be powered on, > > or can it be in sleep mode? > > Note that SBS is its own beast, and you should be posting in > microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs. > > That said, presuming you set up SBS properly (with its wizards) you can use > Remote Web Workplace for precisely this purpose, presuming you have XP Pro > boxes on your LAN. And I do disable all power save stuff in the BIOS on my > workstations to ensure they're available - they're acting as servers at that > point. > > Check out > http://www.sbsfaq.com/Lists/News%20and%20Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=6 for some > more info & a link to a Microsoft webcast. > > >
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Re: Remote Access Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Another issue is we are not hosting our own web site. That is done > somewhere else. That's great....as it should be. Has no bearing on this. > So how do i answer the Configure E-Mail & Internet > Connection Wizard question about a web certificate? Do i just use the > IP address of my DSL Modem? No - you have a registered internet domain name, right? So use mail.mydomain.com - and have whomever hosts your public DNS set up an A record called mail.mydomain.com and point it at your router/modem's public IP address. I'm presuming you have a static IP. If you don't, you can make this work, but it's more of a pain.... I suggest we "close" this thread and you continue on in the SBS group as needed. > > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote: > >> Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >>> We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants to >>> be able to access the network from his home. Not just the network >>> but also his work pc desktop, which has unique programs he needs to >>> be able to run. I have looked at remote desktop and was able to log >>> in but in only gives you a desktop from the server i'm guessing. >>> How do i configure everything so when he logs in from home he gets >>> access to his work computer, and does the work computer need to be >>> powered on, or can it be in sleep mode? >> >> Note that SBS is its own beast, and you should be posting in >> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs. >> >> That said, presuming you set up SBS properly (with its wizards) you >> can use Remote Web Workplace for precisely this purpose, presuming >> you have XP Pro boxes on your LAN. And I do disable all power save >> stuff in the BIOS on my workstations to ensure they're available - >> they're acting as servers at that point. >> >> Check out >> http://www.sbsfaq.com/Lists/News%20and%20Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=6 >> for some more info & a link to a Microsoft webcast.
Guest Craig Kalugin Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Re: Remote Access ok. Thanksss "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote: > Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > Another issue is we are not hosting our own web site. That is done > > somewhere else. > > That's great....as it should be. Has no bearing on this. > > > So how do i answer the Configure E-Mail & Internet > > Connection Wizard question about a web certificate? Do i just use the > > IP address of my DSL Modem? > > No - you have a registered internet domain name, right? So use > mail.mydomain.com - and have whomever hosts your public DNS set up an A > record called mail.mydomain.com and point it at your router/modem's public > IP address. I'm presuming you have a static IP. If you don't, you can make > this work, but it's more of a pain.... > > I suggest we "close" this thread and you continue on in the SBS group as > needed. > > > > > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote: > > > >> Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >>> We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants to > >>> be able to access the network from his home. Not just the network > >>> but also his work pc desktop, which has unique programs he needs to > >>> be able to run. I have looked at remote desktop and was able to log > >>> in but in only gives you a desktop from the server i'm guessing. > >>> How do i configure everything so when he logs in from home he gets > >>> access to his work computer, and does the work computer need to be > >>> powered on, or can it be in sleep mode? > >> > >> Note that SBS is its own beast, and you should be posting in > >> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs. > >> > >> That said, presuming you set up SBS properly (with its wizards) you > >> can use Remote Web Workplace for precisely this purpose, presuming > >> you have XP Pro boxes on your LAN. And I do disable all power save > >> stuff in the BIOS on my workstations to ensure they're available - > >> they're acting as servers at that point. > >> > >> Check out > >> http://www.sbsfaq.com/Lists/News%20and%20Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=6 > >> for some more info & a link to a Microsoft webcast. > > > >
Guest Craig Kalugin Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Re: Remote Access Can you post a link to the sbs group? "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote: > Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > Another issue is we are not hosting our own web site. That is done > > somewhere else. > > That's great....as it should be. Has no bearing on this. > > > So how do i answer the Configure E-Mail & Internet > > Connection Wizard question about a web certificate? Do i just use the > > IP address of my DSL Modem? > > No - you have a registered internet domain name, right? So use > mail.mydomain.com - and have whomever hosts your public DNS set up an A > record called mail.mydomain.com and point it at your router/modem's public > IP address. I'm presuming you have a static IP. If you don't, you can make > this work, but it's more of a pain.... > > I suggest we "close" this thread and you continue on in the SBS group as > needed. > > > > > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote: > > > >> Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > >>> We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants to > >>> be able to access the network from his home. Not just the network > >>> but also his work pc desktop, which has unique programs he needs to > >>> be able to run. I have looked at remote desktop and was able to log > >>> in but in only gives you a desktop from the server i'm guessing. > >>> How do i configure everything so when he logs in from home he gets > >>> access to his work computer, and does the work computer need to be > >>> powered on, or can it be in sleep mode? > >> > >> Note that SBS is its own beast, and you should be posting in > >> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs. > >> > >> That said, presuming you set up SBS properly (with its wizards) you > >> can use Remote Web Workplace for precisely this purpose, presuming > >> you have XP Pro boxes on your LAN. And I do disable all power save > >> stuff in the BIOS on my workstations to ensure they're available - > >> they're acting as servers at that point. > >> > >> Check out > >> http://www.sbsfaq.com/Lists/News%20and%20Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=6 > >> for some more info & a link to a Microsoft webcast. > > > >
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Re: Remote Access Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Can you post a link to the sbs group? Link? No, I use a news client. These are newsgroups, not forums (fora?), and you'll have a much better experience if you start using a news client also (such as Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or even Outlook Express) instead of the clunky web interface to the newsgroups. It's a lot easier to do nearly everything that way. You can mark messages to be watched, filter the views so you can see replies to your posts easily, and search. The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required. The following is from a post by MVP Malke ... ------------------------------------------------------- Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief explanation of newsgroups http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp - Set Up Newsreader http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working properly http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs. crossposting Some newsreaders for Windows http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups) http://gravity.tbates.org/ ------------------------------------- > > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote: > >> Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >>> Another issue is we are not hosting our own web site. That is done >>> somewhere else. >> >> That's great....as it should be. Has no bearing on this. >> >>> So how do i answer the Configure E-Mail & Internet >>> Connection Wizard question about a web certificate? Do i just use >>> the IP address of my DSL Modem? >> >> No - you have a registered internet domain name, right? So use >> mail.mydomain.com - and have whomever hosts your public DNS set up >> an A record called mail.mydomain.com and point it at your >> router/modem's public IP address. I'm presuming you have a static >> IP. If you don't, you can make this work, but it's more of a pain.... >> >> I suggest we "close" this thread and you continue on in the SBS >> group as needed. >> >>> >>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote: >>> >>>> Craig Kalugin <CraigKalugin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >>>>> We have a SBS 2003 with 10 users. The owner of the company wants >>>>> to be able to access the network from his home. Not just the >>>>> network but also his work pc desktop, which has unique programs >>>>> he needs to be able to run. I have looked at remote desktop and >>>>> was able to log in but in only gives you a desktop from the >>>>> server i'm guessing. How do i configure everything so when he >>>>> logs in from home he gets access to his work computer, and does >>>>> the work computer need to be powered on, or can it be in sleep >>>>> mode? >>>> >>>> Note that SBS is its own beast, and you should be posting in >>>> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs. >>>> >>>> That said, presuming you set up SBS properly (with its wizards) you >>>> can use Remote Web Workplace for precisely this purpose, presuming >>>> you have XP Pro boxes on your LAN. And I do disable all power save >>>> stuff in the BIOS on my workstations to ensure they're available - >>>> they're acting as servers at that point. >>>> >>>> Check out >>>> http://www.sbsfaq.com/Lists/News%20and%20Reviews/DispForm.aspx?ID=6 >>>> for some more info & a link to a Microsoft webcast.
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