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Thread ID: 32816	2003-04-29 02:38:00	Small Business Server 2000	CarlH (3009)	Press F1

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139763	2003-04-29 02:38:00	I need to set up a network in a new small business I'm joining. It looks like we'll have 3 xp laptops and 2 or 3 desktops. I've been told the "best" solution is MS Small Business Server 2000, and that it's "really easy" to install. (I really don't want to learn Linux!) Has anyone got any experience of this? I have set up "home" networks in the past.... Or should we pay to have it done professionally?	CarlH (3009)
139764	2003-04-29 03:09:00	Yes SBS can be easy to install, but be prepared to go for a few coffees while you wait. The plus side of having your small business network running on SBS is that it has a very "central" feel about it. By this I mean all the tools you need to configure your server can be found in one easy to use Administrator's console, and there are "wizards" for just about all day-to-day tasks. Generally when a business decides to go with SBS it means that this will be their only server, and will quite possibly be running a quite a few services on one machine. Windows 2000 server +IIS + ISA server + Exchange + SQL..... all of these require alot of memory, as a base for Windows 2000 you're really looking at minimum of 128 Mb and for every other service you install you would probably want to add a minimum of 64 Mb. So what this all boils down to is SBS running with IIS, ISA, Exchange and SQL on the same computer can be quite a memory hog. Another major negative about all this is that if you are going to be hosting a web site you generally don't want IIS to be installed on the same machine that is also running Active Directory and serving as a gateway/firewall with ISA. If your business expands in the future you can quite easily add another windows 2000 stanalone server to a SBS 2000 Active Directory network, you could for instance then use this as a Web Server which would lighten the load on the machine running SBS and be much more secure. I could probably waffle on all day about the pros and cons of running SBS, but if there is anything specific you want to know, just ask. Bruce.	b1naryb0y (3)
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