date & vpn configuratin on server2003

assafm25 · 06-08-2009, 07:34 AM

Hi,
My name is Assaf and I'm new at the forum.

I have a business in which there are 6 pc’s – three of them are running WinXP Home O.S and the other are three laptops Windows Vista home premium Operating System.
In this business there is a software which is installed locally on each computer.
I wish to create a small server with 6 to 10 users.
The demands of the server are as followed:
- I need the software will be on the server and every user will be able to access it via his/her pc.
- I need a VPN connection that all the laptops will connect to the domain through it and work on the software.

I know that I must build an organized array in the AD in which I'll manage all the users so I wanted to know if I can get more info about what I need to know before applying this transition. Moreover, what do I need to know in order to configure the necessary things ?
I know AD and Gpo but I'll be happy to get directions on what I need to notice?

Thanks a lot to all.

sheep67 · 06-08-2009, 09:19 PM

Assaf,

Even if you managed to configure an AD server and IAS for your VPN , the 6 PC's won't be able to join the domain because they are XP Home and Vista Home. Only XP Pro, Vista Business, Ultimate and Enterprise can join Domain.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929543

assafm25 · 06-09-2009, 11:50 PM

thank u for your reply
i know about the the home version issue

i whant to know about the rest of the configuration and steps i need

thanks u

p.s
if u buy a original copy of server 2003 i got any licens for xp pro also?
or only server?

**djaburg** · 06-10-2009, 09:22 AM

You only get the licenses for server, not client software. It sounds like what you'd like to do is actually run terminal services on the server. There are few packages that will be loaded on the server and accessed by the client machine without having some software loaded on the client. Basically the data resides on the server. You CAN however, install software on the server and have the users establish a terminal services session (basically an advanced remote desktop session) with the server and run the software on the server. The benefit to doing that is software updates need only be run on the server and you have good control over who has access to it. That would require a Server operating system 2000/2003/2008 with an appropriate number of client access licenses (one for each simultaneous user, it comes with 5) AND Terminal Service licenses also, one for each simultaneous user. The other benefit to user terminal services is that the home version of the operating system could use it.

06-08-2009, 07:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
assafm25 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: 2003 server	date & vpn configuratin on server2003 Hi, My name is Assaf and I'm new at the forum. I have a business in which there are 6 pc’s – three of them are running WinXP Home O.S and the other are three laptops Windows Vista home premium Operating System. In this business there is a software which is installed locally on each computer. I wish to create a small server with 6 to 10 users. The demands of the server are as followed: - I need the software will be on the server and every user will be able to access it via his/her pc. - I need a VPN connection that all the laptops will connect to the domain through it and work on the software. I know that I must build an organized array in the AD in which I'll manage all the users so I wanted to know if I can get more info about what I need to know before applying this transition. Moreover, what do I need to know in order to configure the necessary things ? I know AD and Gpo but I'll be happy to get directions on what I need to notice? Thanks a lot to all.

06-08-2009, 09:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
sheep67 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19 OS: Vista 64 Ultimate SP2	Re: date & vpn configuratin on server2003 Assaf, Even if you managed to configure an AD server and IAS for your VPN , the 6 PC's won't be able to join the domain because they are XP Home and Vista Home. Only XP Pro, Vista Business, Ultimate and Enterprise can join Domain. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929543

06-09-2009, 11:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
assafm25 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: 2003 server	Re: date & vpn configuratin on server2003 thank u for your reply i know about the the home version issue i whant to know about the rest of the configuration and steps i need thanks u p.s if u buy a original copy of server 2003 i got any licens for xp pro also? or only server?

06-10-2009, 09:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,313 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: date & vpn configuratin on server2003 You only get the licenses for server, not client software. It sounds like what you'd like to do is actually run terminal services on the server. There are few packages that will be loaded on the server and accessed by the client machine without having some software loaded on the client. Basically the data resides on the server. You CAN however, install software on the server and have the users establish a terminal services session (basically an advanced remote desktop session) with the server and run the software on the server. The benefit to doing that is software updates need only be run on the server and you have good control over who has access to it. That would require a Server operating system 2000/2003/2008 with an appropriate number of client access licenses (one for each simultaneous user, it comes with 5) AND Terminal Service licenses also, one for each simultaneous user. The other benefit to user terminal services is that the home version of the operating system could use it. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.