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

Sean Daniel

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. at 4:39 PM.

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

Sean Daniel

David_PIM, The correct link for leaving feedback on Windows Server 2012 Essentials seems to be: https://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/program7658. However, now I need to change the WAN IP for the SBS server (I need the interface IP for another purpose). The WAN IP of the SBS server is automatically determined. Windows 7.

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

Sean Daniel

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. Routers by default will hand out their own IP as the DNS Server and proxy DNS out to the WAN configured (usually DHCP but sometimes services like OpenDNS) DNS servers.