I will be setting up a 2003 Small Business Server. We will not be using
Exchange Server initially. If we want to use Remote Web Workplace, will we
need to have a static IP address in order to get access?

Thank you.

Margie <Margie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I will be setting up a 2003 Small Business Server. We will not be
> using Exchange Server initially. If we want to use Remote Web
> Workplace, will we need to have a static IP address in order to get
> access?
>
> Thank you.

Hi - SBS questions are best posted in microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs -
always post there even if you're also crossposting that message to another
group, as SBS is its own beast. I'm setting up this reply to crosspost there
for your convenience this time.

The answer is no - you don't need a static IP. You can use a dynamic DNS
service (e.g., www.dyndns.com) so you can use a hostname instead of an IP
to connect - but there are some caveats and not everything will work as
smoothly. Get a business-class broadband connection and a static IP if at
all possible.

Also, I suggst you rethink your decision not to start out using Exchange.
There's no benefit in waiting to do this later as you'll have to do more
configuration on all your clients - why not do everything all at once?
People are sometimes needlessly afraid of Exchange, I find.

Margie wrote:
> I will be setting up a 2003 Small Business Server. We will not be
> using Exchange Server initially. If we want to use Remote Web
> Workplace, will we need to have a static IP address in order to get
> access?
>
> Thank you.

You'll won't 'need' to, but you'll want to.

You can get a dynamic name setup that will work OK if you just can't get
one.

dyndns.com or from others offering similar services.


Post in microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs for SBS 2003 specific answers.

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/kj