RE: Re: OT Windows Home Server

["Steve Morgan" <smorgo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure how local network access is done.

With the company I used to work for, if you were connected to the VPN, the
machine could not access any resources on the local network.

With this laptop, I can access machines on the local network whether the
VPN
is connected or not. There's a setting in the VPN software 'Allow local LAN
access' but I've just checked the config and it's not set! So, I've no idea
why I'm able to connect to machines at home while I'm connected to the VPN.
However, if I go into My Network Places/Entire Network/Microsoft Windows
Network, my workgroup is listed alongside all of the other workgroups and
domains exposed on the company network.

It's a Cisco VPN client.

Anyway, as a consequence, I get simultaneous access to the local and
company
networks, so the backup can still run even if I'm connected to the VPN.

As long as you can access machines on your local network if the VPN is
disconnected, you can still take advantage of WHS, though.

Just to be clear, I don't need to be connected to the VPN for WHS to work.
It works whether I'm connected or not.


Steve Morgan


-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
paul_watkin
Sent: 14 November 2008 09:41
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: OT Windows Home Server

Hi Steve,

Many thanks for the reply sounds like I shall be nipping out to get
one later on.

You say in your message "Importantly, it also configured to allow
access to the local network." I assume you mean you have set it up
such that it can see your home workgroup as well as the work domain
it's a member of. How do you do this??

I assume WHS only does the back up if you are disconnected from the
VPN??

Regards

Paul
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Steve Morgan" <smorgo@...> wrote:
>
> Paul,
>
> I do exactly this.
>
> I have my home machines in a workgroup: 3 Vista, 1 Windows Server
2003 and 1
> Windows Server 2008 and the WHS box.
>
> I have my work XP laptop which is part of a domain and connects to
work via
> a VPN. Importantly, it also configured to allow access to the local
network.
>
> All these machines have the Windows Home Server connector installed
(with
> the exception of the WHS server, obviously).
>
> They all have access to WHS and all are backed-up automatically at
night.
>
> As with most things in Home Server, it just works.
>
> Steve Morgan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of
> paul_watkin
> Sent: 14 November 2008 00:31
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] OT Windows Home Server
>
> Hi all,
>
> Hoping somebody will be able to help on a WHS question as have
searched
> the web and can't find a clear answer.
>
> I would like to use a WHS to backup (as well as do file sharing
for)
> Multiple Windows Vista home PC's as well as two work Windows XP Pro
> laptops , both of the laptops are members of domains relating to
our
> respective emplyers.
>
> WHS website seems to imply that the software installed on the
laptop or
> pc controls the link between to the WHS box and that domain etc is
> irrelavent, can anyone confirm this as work won't be too impressed
if
> they contribute towards the solution and it doesn't work
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
>
>
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