Direct Access?

Is DirectAccess available for use when utilizing Small Business Server 2008
R2 and Windows 7 Ent/Ult? I have been trying to find this around the
internet but have yet to stumble across a good, clear answer. Any assistance
would be appreciated.

As Chris said, DirectAccess is a part of Windows Server 2008 R2. You
mention "Small Business Server 2008 R2" and there is no such product at this
time. With that said, if you want DirectAccess, you can add a second
Windows Server 2008 R2 server into your SBS domain. It is a separate
purchase, but it'll get you DirectAccess if that is a business requirement.

-Cliff


"nick23" <> wrote in message
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> Is DirectAccess available for use when utilizing Small Business Server
> 2008
> R2 and Windows 7 Ent/Ult? I have been trying to find this around the
> internet but have yet to stumble across a good, clear answer. Any
> assistance
> would be appreciated.

Hello Nick,

Thanks for your post and others' input.

Direct Access is part of 2008 R2 SKU and as long as you meet the requirements for Direct Access being in an SBS 2008 network will not prevent you from configuring and
setting it up.

As for the next version of SBS 2008(maybe SBS 2008 R2), it's not clear if they will be at this time.

As for a release date, the SBS FAQ says:

Q. Will there be a next version of Windows Small Business Server (SBS)? When will Microsoft release it?
A. Windows Small Business Server 2008 is an important part of the Windows Server family, and we are fully committed to expanding the capabilities of this solution to meet
the needs of our SMB customers. In fact, we are currently hard at work building the next version of Windows SBS. We don't have any additional details to share at this point
about release schedules, and such.

Hope this helps.



Best regards,
Robbin Meng(MSFT)
Microsoft Online Newsgroup Support

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