Re: how to connect two SBS2000 servers by Merv
Merv
Sat Apr 29 16:47:35 CDT 2006
Give your user account the same name and password on both SBS servers. Log
onto SBS1 and then create a VPN to SBS2 using your username/password.
However, I think the fact that the servers have the same IP scheme for their
subnets, is going to cause routing problems.
If you only need to view or manipulate files on SBS2 (not transfer any data
to SBS1), you may be able to do a straight RDP into it.
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Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
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"David" <david@epplus-nospam.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Thanks Merv
>
> The aim is to have occasional access to files on the second server whilst
> logged onto the first server.
> You are correct that both servers have the same internal IP address (of
> 10.0.0.2) which seems to be one of the defaults for SBS.
> They have different domain names and server names though.
> I can log on as myself onto the first server and then log on as another
> client of the second server using VPN.
> just cant get beyond that.
> The IP address of 10.0.0.2 of course just takes me to the first server.
> Thanks, David
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> "Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" <mwport@no_spam_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>I think you may be rowing upstream here David. SBS does not support
>>"trusts", so even if you could get the servers and/or workstations to see
>>each other, identical user accounts (and passwords) in each domain would
>>have to be maintained at all times in each server's Active Directory. You
>>may also experience trouble if both servers are using the same IP subnet
>>(the default is 192.168.16.x). For proper routing to occur, each
>>server/workstations must be in different subnets (i.e., one domain could
>>be in 192.168.16.x and the other must be in a different subnet, like
>>192.168.17.x).
>>
>> What is your goal? User access to workstations in the other domain?
>> Administration? Other?
>>
>> --
>> Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
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>> "David" <david@epplus-nospamplease.org.uk> wrote in message
>> news:e2t1ju$4ck$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> We have two offices and two SBS2000 server networks.
>>> Both are set up for VPN access and can be sucessfully accessed from
>>> home.
>>> Using a client PC on one of the networks I can connect to the remote
>>> server but cannot get a remote desktop to access or see any files on the
>>> remote server.
>>> I am new to this so wondered if there is any tips or instructions on how
>>> to connect a client on one network to the server on the other network or
>>> even better both servers to see each other.
>>> Thanks, David, UK
>>>
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