This is one of those threads that screams for a wave... On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That makes me feel better. > > Is this amenable to setting up a standalone environment in the DMZ, so > I don't have to tie it up with AD? > > I'm currently googling like mad, while having this conversation with y'all. > > Kurt > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:51, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> > wrote: > > No. it's a different kind of edge server. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 4:49 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: A new challenge for me... > > > > New territory here. From what I've read, an Edge server normally refers > to an Exchange environment. Is what's being proposed here an extension of my > Exchange 2003 environment? > > > > Kurt > > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:30, Steven Peck <sep...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yes. Setup OCS2007r2. Then setup an Edge server. The Edge server > >> will do Audio/Video conferencing. Microsoft strongly suggests you > >> haev an ISA server in front but you can do it without an ISA server. > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Unknown. I have zero experience or knowledge of it. > >>> > >>> Will it work in a DMZ? The reason I ask is that for the folks out of > >>> the country, the CEO is likely to want to videoconference with them > >>> while they are at their homes - that is, the CEO would be in the > >>> office, the others at their homes off-hours, at least some times. > >>> Thus, they won't have a VPN connection - we have a SonicWall SSL VPN > >>> unit here, which is not really amenable to forwarding a chat/video > >>> session.. > >>> > >>> Kurt > >>> > >>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 13:02, Don Guyer <don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> > wrote: > >>>> Will Office Communication Server take care of that? > >>>> > >>>> Don Guyer > >>>> Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & > >>>> Roach/Trident Group > >>>> 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > >>>> Devon, PA 19333 > >>>> Direct: (610) 993-3299 > >>>> Fax: (610) 650-5306 > >>>> don.gu...@prufoxroach.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 3:58 PM > >>>> To: NT System Admin Issues > >>>> Subject: A new challenge for me... > >>>> > >>>> Our new CEO want her direct reports to use Live Messenger accounts > >>>> for IM/chat, and a couple of them (out of the country) to have web > >>>> cam conferencing. > >>>> > >>>> This, of course, means poking holes in the firewall and installing > >>>> the client, both of which I'm not happy about. Does anyone have some > >>>> arguments as to why this isn't a good idea? > >>>> > >>>> Along with that, does anyone have thoughts on something I could > >>>> install (probably in a DMZ) to provide this service? > >>>> > >>>> Open Source is definitely not out of the question, as far as I'm > >>>> concerned, but commercial is fine too. > >>>> > >>>> Kurt > >>>> > >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > >>>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >>>> > >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > >>>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >>> > >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > >>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >>> > >>> > >> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > >> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >> > >> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
