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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: SBS is a Community, Stick together!

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about a name change from Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials to Windows Essential Server 2012. Before I joined Microsoft, I spent countless hours with my roommates with Windows NT4 server, Proxy Server, and more software, trying to share an Internet connection with my room mates. Posted by Sean Daniel.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: How to Manually Configure SBS 2011.

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How to Manually Configure SBS 2011 Essentials Internet Domain Name. Back in SBS 2003 timeframe, having an Internet domain name for remote access to your server started to become more and more essential. Open at a minimum port 443 from the Internet to the router using the TCP protocol (UDP is not needed). Photo Blog | E-Mail Me.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: The Basics of Local DNS for Small Business.

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Post idea courtesy of Robert Pearman, MVP] If you’ve used Windows Small Business Server in the past, you’ve probably figured out exactly how DNS works. Internet based addresses (such as Microsoft.com) are first sent to the SBS box for resolution, and then forwarded on to the ISPs DNS servers for name resolution.