Newbie question...

[lemmywinks]

I'm going to be setting up a server with SBS 2003 for a small office environment (this will be my first server setup). I'm interested in doing some of the initial setting up/configuration at my home office and then moving the server to the office it will be located at and finishing the setup (adding the client machines, etc.)

Is this something that would be feasible to do? Is it a bad idea to try to configure as many of the server elements 'offline' at my location and then bring the server into the mix at the real location and finish the job? I run a wireless network at home and they are running a wireless network at the office where the server will be, but I know we have different routers/ISPs. Is there any reason I can't set it up to work with my ISP/network at home and then move it to the real location and make those changes?

Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

[GusVenditto]

yes and no.

learning a new server environment is a time-consuming task, so you are smart to set it up in a test environment and learn the features.

just don't expect that it is going to be ready to go live once you get it on the main server. you will still have plenty of configuration work to do, but if your practice time was well spent, you will be ready to go that much sooner.

since it's your first server install, expect the unexpected.

i hope that helps.

[rs8494329]

It is certainly a great idea to go through it all at home. By the sounds of your description, the main thing to watch out for is deciding upon an IP address to assign it for your work network, and to ensure that the router at home is setup with the same local ip and default gateway as the one in the office, allowing you to just change locations without having to change all that later on.

Please note that unless you're going to use the POP3 connector for exchange, you won't be able to check your inbound emails at home without a reconfig of MX records with your ISP.