Re: Looking for a Microsoft License expert to help...

On 11/30/2005 11:24 AM, Tom Jedrzejewicz wrote:

>You may want to do the server first.  Then when you setup the PC's,
>you can properly set them up for the new server.
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Possible, but the three no-slots PCs have me the most worried hardware
wise right now. Actually I want to replace the two routers with
firewalls and VPN between the sites first so I can lock down the
Terminal Services to strictly inside the network.

>>I have looked at 2003 SBS Premium as it includes the MSSQL and 5 total
>>seats for less money than buying individual components. BUT I think
>>(dangerous thing there) from the reading that SBS doesn't support Remote
>>Desktop for running shared applications like this (only server
>>administration) AND it doesn't allow more desktops if the remote site
>>needs to expand. Everything seems to say you need to add another server
>>(even a W2K) to run end user type desktops if using SBS.
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>Some thoughts ...
>- As far as I can tell there is no reason that an application can't be
>run using remote desktop, but it doesn't support features like print
>redirection and application publishing.
>- I wouldn't be comfortable with a user remote controlling to the
>server for day-to-day business.  Keep the server that is being
>replaced, take off SQL and have the user to continue to remote control
>to it instead of the new server.
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Agreed and thought of that. The issue still remains if the remote site
expands. When I looked at using regular Server 2003 and adding SQL the
cost was so much higher than using SBS 2003 I even thought of putting a
minimum to do the application PC local and having the remote use
UltraVNC to control it. But there is a point where a server running
Remote Desktops is cheaper than a bank of cheap PCs.

>- I think you can download a trial of SBS and see if it will work.
>- there is a lot of other stuff available with SBS, including an
>Active Directory domain, Exchange email, ISA for firewall, web proxy
>and internet access control, and IIS to serve an internal or external
>web site.
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All of which they don't need. Can't hurt to have. Well actually the last
2003 SP caused another system to go soooo slooow because it had Exchange
running (by Microsloth's default) even though they didn't use it.

>I believe that you can purchase "Client Access Licenses" for SBS one
>at a time.  I don't know the price, but it isn't likely more than
>$150.  As an aside, the SBS CALs include a license to use Outlook!
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Glad to know.

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>Tom Jedrzejewicz
>tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxx
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Roger Vicker