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Hi, I can remember this problem, it SEEMS to be a problem related to DNS suffix. Try this: (taken from here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/itprovistanetworking/thread/31905c1a-5c25-4426-ac8d-677004c21f5d)

DMZ (demilitarized zone) is usually created on your network firewall, it isn't on the internet but it isn't on your LAN. Usually here you put all those services which need to be reached from the internet (web server, ftp server, ...). This is the best way for security because once somebody is on a DMZ, he / she can't go to your LAN, actually he / she can't see your LAN because of your firewall is blocking the DMZ. Now, there are some drawbacks, for example if your website must be connected to a database and this database must be used by internal (LAN) users too, you may ask: "hey, should I put the DB on my DMZ or on my LAN"? Actually the best answer is: put your DB on your LAN and through the firewall, create a channel to make a communication from DB and DMZ. I know some people which say that this is not the best solution because of you could exploit that channel to gain access to the DB. For me, it's harder to gain access to the LAN from DMZ instead of having the DB on DMZ. Same story for exchange (mail server). If you need more explanations, feel free to ask :)

That's ok, but once you are connected to that VPN, you are on your office. What's the LAN IP of that network? The point is that after you are connected, you don't have any IP address for your VPN. Take a look at your second IPCONFIG, only the Wireless adapter has an IP (192.168.1.6), the others interfaces NO! So, how does this work? You said that when you are connected you can't ping and so on, but you can map REMOTE network drive. What is the IP of remote network drive? Just to understand on which class you are working now.

Users are connected via TS (RDP) or via domain / local workstation?

You don't have to disable the onboard card, you have to disable the SHARED memory. I don't think there's an option in the control center of your GPU, usually it is in some BIOS settings. So, to turn your server into a workstation, you need to follow this steps: http://www.win2008r2workstation.com/ Actually, those steps simply modify some settings regarding security (less restrictive) and theme. Let me know

Excuse me, what is your VPN Address (IP)? From what I can see, you LOCAL NETWORK (your computer) is on 192.168.1.0 and your office network (where the VPN is connected), is 192.168.1.0. If so, I think the problem is that you router actually doesn't know where to send packets. Let me know.

Hi, What is the "dreamspark program"? And why are you trying to make your server a workstation? Actually what kind of Operating System are you using??? Anyway, to disable SHARED memory, you must navigate in your BIOS to disable this. You can add 2 GB, but remember that if you have a 32Bits OS, the limit will be 3.5 GB! You can install 60GB but the OS will use only 3.5GB. If you want to get rid of this, move to a 64Bits OS. Let me know.

Welcome! Enjoy your stay!

Yes you can, but it depends on what you have to do... What you want is called VIRTUAL HOSTING (multiple hostname on the same IP), this is used by web server provider, ONE IP > MULTIPLE SITES. Virtual hosting can be made as described here: http://www.simpledns.com/kb.aspx?kbid=1149 Let me know.

Yes, you can: Create user: http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/vbscript/vbscript_user_create.htm Create a share: NET SHARE MyShare=C:\Folder\ShareThisFolder Set permissions: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318754 Let me know.

Hi, From a remote location, when you type your PUBLIC IP ADDRESS, what is the error message? For example: ftp://my_public_ip_or_domain/ Yes, port forwarding is dangerous, in fact you should put FTP and HTTP server (external services) on a DMZ! Regarding the message of your router, there's nothing you can do I think... it is a limitation.

5 CALS are for 5 users, doesn't matter if you login locally or via TS (RDP).

First, read this topic http://freepchelp.forum/topic/1414-setting-up-a-iismysqlexchange-server/page__pid__3495 Just to have an idea. So, if you have a total of 80 users (6 offices, one with 30 and five with 10), and you users don't use e-mails to send attachment of mega and mega, you should be able to install 2 exchange servers with CDR (continuous data replication), or at least, a scheduled replication (every hour). Now, the point is the hardware. You could move on a Virtual Environment with XenServer or ESX, both have HA & Live Migration. If you want to accomplish this, you must use shared storage. Here comes the second question: what kind of storage? Everything depends on how many space do you need. There are many solutions you can implement, from my experience, NetApp does the job... but it is REALLY expensive! You can think about HP or IBM which have both good solutions and cost a bit less. Start by thinking if you want shared or local storage.

Usually you don't need to install any agent on your client, anyway, the best thing is to e-mail the software producer.

First, forget about 0%, it is almost impossible for many reasons. You can afford to reach the 99,999%. So, you could start by telling me what you have (hardware) and what is your configuration (network, storage). Thanks.

This solution works fine, thanks for posting. Anyway, I think I should explain why this happens. I have a TS with clients connecting via RDP and when I had to set the server up, I had the same problem. Actually, the problem seems to be related to the group policy priority. In other words, when you right click computer > remote settings > and so on, windows should change that policy, but ONLY if that policy (local policy) is the only one applied, or at least, is the primary. If you have multiple policy (and usually this is the case, because of DEFAULT DOMAIN POLICY is applied to everyone), windows seems unable to change that policy. I don't know if this is the only reason, but it seems to be the most probable cause. If you enable remote desktop on a pc NOT on domain, it works. Once again, thanks for posting your solution.

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No difference (I think). Open a command prompt (cmd) and type: ipconfing /all && route print then connect to the vpn and do the same: ipconfing /all && route print Thanks

Have you selected the "allow connection from any version of RDP (less secure)"?

Don't use the memtest integrated with MS, it can't find everything, use memtest :) Updating the BIOS is ok only if in the release note, there's a correction of a problem you are experiencing now.

Ok, so the problem may be your routing table. Tell me: Your LAN address Your VPN address Post the output of "route print" before connecting to VPN and then post the same command AFTER the connection.

Hi, The easiest way to do what you want is to use ROUND ROBIN with DNS. The problem is that this method is not actually a real load balancing, it just sends one time to HOST1 and another time to HOST2. The best way to load balancing the load, is to use what the applications offer: exchange: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff625247.aspx SharePoint: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCgQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.microsoft.com%2Fdownload%2Fc%2Fe%2F9%2Fce9623cf-fb93-4094-874c-476c46a20b71%2Fwssipo3N.doc&rct=j&q=microsoft%20sharepoint%20load%20balancer&ei=KcQJTvGeIMqAOsbWhJUB&usg=AFQjCNE5gSHqOVjEfw5OgPouIXStCo6Phg&cad=rja I don't know what is ACT! Let me know if you need more help.

I don't think this will solve the problems with ping and printer but try the following procedure: (from technet): Check this: Go to network and sharing center and click advanced sharing settings on the left, see if there are any profile which block network discovery. If you type the IP address of the print server, can you see printers? Regarding the PING it's still strange, anyway, from your client to your server ARE THERE ANY FIREWALL? Correct?

Hi and welcome :) Good luck for both certifications! Where are you studying computer networking? Which university?

Hi, 1- Right click on COMPUTER > properties > remote settings > Click the REMOTE tab and click SELECT USERS. 2- You can buy the REMOTE ACCESS (RDP) CALs "Windows Server 2008, RDS Client" here you can find all the available licenses: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/pricing.aspx To add RDP licenses, open the terminal server manager (from admin tools) and add the licenses. Read this post too: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/7e5e4c6c-acce-4f07-9eaf-b9b643672ba7