SBS 2003 remote applications

[LordGarf]

Hi all,

I was wondering what the best solution would be for the folowing issue.

There are a few people working here with laptops and they go out of the office verry often.

It is easy to set up a vpn connection so you can use e-mail from anywhere. Or you can use outlook over HTTP.

Now we are using a lot of small programs. Some are web based so no problem but others have their data on our servers and a client application that uses the share on that server. Now I thought if you use vpn you can use the program from anywhere. This is true but it is verry verry slow. So I can set up Terminal server. But then they all log in to our server directly.

I would rather use vpn becouse everything can stay on the client computers like they just plugged in a the cable of the local network.

What is the best way to handle a network like this? Using Terminal server or not?

tanks in advance

tank you,

best regards,
Lord_Garfield

 

[ScottCr]

I think you've answered your own question.

If a VPN is too slow, then the only other option I can think of is a Terminal Server.

Once you've looked at the cost of a Terminal Server you may decide a VPN isn't too slow though.

http://scottcross.blogspot.com

Windows and NT Admin.

 

[58sniper]

You can't use Terminal Services on SBS 2003.

If you use applications that use a database, like Quickbooks, those will be slow over a VPN connection because those apps copy the entire database to the local workstation first.

Pat Richard, MCSE(2) MCSA:Messaging, CNA(2)

 

[ScottCr]

58sniper, are you saying you can't install a member server running TS on a SBS2003 domain?

http://scottcross.blogspot.com

Windows and NT Admin.

 

[58sniper]

No - just that you can't install TS on the SBS box itself. Adding a member server isn't a problem.

Pat Richard, MCSE(2) MCSA:Messaging, CNA(2)