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Specifying a Custom Port for SmartHost Communications in SBS 2008

Just this morning I helped a partner with this very scenario. Unlike previous versions of Exchange, Exchange 2007 does not provide an interface within its management GUI to specify a custom port when using a SmartHost for outbound mail delivery...

Published Mon, Mar 9 2009 13:57 by cgross

Filed under: Exchange, SBS 2008
Which RMM?

Ah, the great debate in the SMB Managed Services realm: what is the better Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM) solution? I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked this question by SMB providers, so I decided it would be beneficial for...

Published Tue, Mar 3 2009 9:38 by cgross

Filed under: Small Biz, Managed Services
Large Files in SBS 2008’s Companyweb

If you are making use of document libraries in your companyweb on SBS 2008, you may have noticed that you aren’t able to upload large files (> ~28MB) to a document library. When you attempt, you receive a 404 error in your browser. Additionally...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2009 21:29 by cgross

Filed under: WSS / Companyweb, SBS 2008
Installing Group Policy Preferences Client Side Extensions

In my previous post , I ran through a quick and dirty overview of Group Policy Preferences in Windows 2008. One little tidbit of information to note is that in order to take advantage of Group Policy Preferences in your Windows 2008 domain, you need to...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2008 23:57 by cgross

Filed under: SBS 2008, Scripting
The Death of IFMEMBER

Anyone who has heard me talk about service delivery standards knows that I'm a big advocate for standardizing everything you can. One of my big pet peeves are SMB networks that are not using standard drive mappings - where each user has a different...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2008 19:00 by cgross
Accessing the Windows Internal Database in SBS 2008

OK, so I'm a little behind schedule - but I'm finally getting a chance to really dive in to SBS 2008, and I should hopefully have some decent posts moving forward . . . yeah, yeah I hear you - *any* post decent or not would be an improvement over...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2008 16:26 by cgross
The Changing of the Guard

It's official: as of October 1st, I am now a Small Business Server MVP Alumnus. I have to admit that it comes as no surprise that I was not re-awarded as an MVP this year - the past 18 months I have been buried with MSPSN and building our NOC operations...

Published Sat, Oct 11 2008 14:23 by cgross
MSP Revolution 2008 Last Call!

OK, so I'll admit it's blatant self-promotion - but we have a few slots left until we fill up MSP Revolution Sponsors Level Platforms Autotask Reflexion SecureMyCompany MSP OnDemand eFolder StorageCraft Xilocore Labtech Software Labtech Labtech...

Published Thu, Aug 28 2008 14:51 by cgross
The View from the Dark Side

I have a confession . . . I took my first step moving to the dark side three months ago. You see, my beloved Treo 700w had finally died for the last time - it had lived a long, hard life of just over 2 years and had been dropped countless times. I was...

Published Fri, Jul 11 2008 18:46 by cgross

Filed under: SBS, Cool!, Exchange, The Dark Side
The Straw the Almost Broke the Camel's Back

Ok, I admit it. I'm a creature of habit, and I don't always adjust nicely to change. I'm getting ready to do my first of the month recurring invoicing, and reviewing an Excel spreadsheet one of my vendors sent me. As I try to navigate the...

Published Mon, Mar 31 2008 20:31 by cgross
Using your SQL in SBS R2 Premium as a back-end for WSS 3.0

I have been getting this question a lot recently, so I decided I should probably blog it. When you install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 using the published document from Microsoft, Windows SharePoint Services is set up as a stand-alone server. This...

Published Mon, May 28 2007 13:23 by cgross

Filed under: SBS, WSS / Companyweb
SharePoint v3, Updates and 404 Errors

I think I figured out how I blew up my SharePoint on my test box a couple weeks ago. I mentioned in my previous post that I blew up SharePoint while testing an upgrade scenario. Of course, being a typical tech working on a test box, I was guilty of changing...

Published Tue, May 15 2007 16:39 by cgross

Filed under: WSS / Companyweb
Moving a WSS 3.0 site to a new farm

If you haven't heard already, I am going to be at Jeff Middleton's SMB Disaster Recovery Conference in New Orleans at the end of this month, and at some point during the weekend I will be discussing Windows SharePoint Services in the context of...

Published Wed, May 9 2007 23:12 by cgross

Filed under: Cool!, WSS / Companyweb
Taking the Plunge

I did it. No - hell didn't freeze over, and no - pigs aren't flying. But yes, I just recently did some network reconfiguration here at the office, moving from a dual-nic SBS Premium setup with ISA 2004 to a single-nic setup with a hardware router...

Published Mon, Apr 30 2007 20:08 by cgross

Filed under: ISA, Security, Managed Services
New York, New York!

Ok gang - just a quick heads up that due to a twist of fate, I am going to be presenting on SharePoint at SMB Nation East this weekend. There's still room if you haven't signed up yet. I'll be doing a deep dive on SharePoint 3.0 - and this...

Published Mon, Apr 30 2007 17:47 by cgross

Filed under: Community, WSS / Companyweb
What ever happened to class?

Velma Kelly and Matron Mama Morton asked that question in Chicago and I'm asking it again now. I believe in humanity. I believe that for the most part people are inherently good and want to do the right thing. But I also believe that the online experience...

Published Sat, Apr 28 2007 17:28 by cgross
Unexpected Behavior with AutoPCC in Trend C/S/M 3.6

Ok, so that isn't exactly a witty title for this post - but it does get to the point I'm a big fan of Trend Micro - have been since the SBS 4.5 days. As a force of habit, when we're rolling out a new network I always add a call to Trend's...

Published Fri, Apr 27 2007 15:40 by cgross
Teaching an old dog new Trix

Some of you know that I'm a big fan of Trixbox - which is an VoIP solution built on the ever-popular linux-based open source Asterisk PBX. We've been running it in our office for about 18 months (when it was originally Asterisk@Home ). I'll admit that...

Published Sat, Apr 14 2007 23:03 by cgross

Filed under: Cool!, Trixbox
Moving your WSS 3.0 databases

Thanks to Nick who ran into this one before I did Windows SharePoint Services v3 uses Microsoft SQL Embedded Edition (MSEE) for its data store. When MSEE is installed, the data files are installed to your C: drive by default. Well, like any good admin...

Published Sat, Mar 24 2007 13:29 by cgross
WSS 3.0 Server Admin Templates

Ok SharePoint junkies . . . the new Server Admin Templates for WSS 3.0 are now available for download on the Microsoft site here . The new Server Admin Templates include: * Absence Request and Vacation Schedule Management * Budgeting and Tracking Multiple...

Published Mon, Feb 26 2007 17:08 by cgross

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Specifying a Custom Port for SmartHost Communications in SBS 2008

Which RMM?

Large Files in SBS 2008’s Companyweb

Installing Group Policy Preferences Client Side Extensions

The Death of IFMEMBER

Accessing the Windows Internal Database in SBS 2008

The Changing of the Guard

MSP Revolution 2008 Last Call!

The View from the Dark Side

The Straw the Almost Broke the Camel's Back

Using your SQL in SBS R2 Premium as a back-end for WSS 3.0

SharePoint v3, Updates and 404 Errors

Moving a WSS 3.0 site to a new farm

Taking the Plunge

New York, New York!

What ever happened to class?

Unexpected Behavior with AutoPCC in Trend C/S/M 3.6

Teaching an old dog new Trix

Moving your WSS 3.0 databases

WSS 3.0 Server Admin Templates