Re: FN-FORUM: Windows Server Workgroup

date posted 1st July 2006 21:22

Easymatics Forums wrote:
> As a follow on my KVM question (thanks for the responses) I am now trying to
> configure to Small Business Server. I have gone through the install and my
> server configured itself as a domain controller.
>
> I have a router which assigned DNCP addresses and the server is a Peer to
> Peer network node. So the SMB server should take it's address dynamically or
> fixed within a defined range of addresses.
>
> I would prefer it to be part of a Workgroup, and can't figure out how to
> change it to a workgroup PC, that's my first problem.
>
> I want to PC's to connect to the server by remote access (DSL) and run 2x
> applications on the server using Terminal Services. This one is totally
> alien to me, so advice would be really helpful on this point.
>
> I would also like to use Remote Desktop as suggested in the KVM responses,
> so advice would be useful. My PC's are all the same internal network and
> IP's are assigned by the router. So only Remote Access by DSL that will
> cause complications.
>
> Could do with a few pointers, Microsoft manuals always assume you know the
> answer before you start.
>
> Terry
>
>
>
Hi Terry, been a year or so since I last did an SBS install, so I could
be wrong, but it is my belief that you can't configure SBS to be part of
a workgroup. If I remember right it looks for a primary domain
controller as part of the install, if it doesn't find one it makes
itself the PDC.

Remote desktop should be easy enough, but check you have the relevant
ports open (can't remember if SBS turns on ip filtering by default on
install) and you are allowing desktop access to the box (done from
control panel - system - remote tab if my memory serves). Then just fire
up remote desktop connection from one of the other PC's (start -
programs - accessories - communication in XP). But remember, you will
need to use an account that's recognised by the domain, so set yourself
a remote access user account up on the SBS. When you log in via remote
desktop remember to enter the domain name as well as the username and
password.

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