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On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:02:36 -0400, "Ace Fekay [Microsoft Certified Trainer]" <...@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org
"April" <...@this_is_my_email_address.comwrote in message news...@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
No, because DNS is not available with the Web edition.
Honestly, I would NOT recommend upgrading this box anyway, because if you
are running 2000 on it, my feeling is that the box is at least 6 years old.
I would recommend getting a new box for it and then migrate your sites one
by one. But that doesn't answer your DNS requirements. Maybe you can host
DNS elsewhere?
Besides, you also MUST test your current websites for compatibility in IIS7.
I've already seen compatibility issues with one of my customers' web hosting
when I setup a 2008 box for them. Some of the sites, even though we had the
correct .Net Framework versions, and even non-.Net Framework written sites,
that just didn't work right, or display correctly in the page. I tried many
different settings changes to nail it down, but had some issues, so we wound
up going to 2003 instead.
Here's more info and comparisons of the Windows 2008 versions:
Here's the base comparison page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare-features.aspx
Click on the links on the right for other comparisons. I clicked on 'compare
roles' to show that the Web Edition does not offer DNS:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/compare-roles.aspx
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:03:49 -0400, "April" <...@this_is_my_email_address.com
Ace,
Thanks for the reply.
I must say, however, Microsoft's decision to strip DNS services from a web
edition of their OS is plain stupid. Is MS so clueless that they don't
realize that web sites require domain names, which require DNS resolution in
order for the web sites to be usable outside of a LAN?
So basically I would have to spend another $500 for the Standard Edition
just because of this decision by Microsoft. Who in their right mind,
therefore, would waste their money on the Web Edition? Yes, I could
outsource DNS services, but why should I?
No, the box is not more than 3 years old. We simply like Server 2000 and
used it on this unit
We don't have clients using .NET services. Just ASP, PHP, CGI-Perl.
April
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:08:09 -0400, "April" <...@this_is_my_email_address.com
Ace,
One more thing... You did not comment on remote terminal access for
administrators gaining access to their server remotely.
If the table you linked me to is correct, then the Web Edition doesn't even
give the admin the ability to log in remotely to service their own server.
I hope I am misreading the table. Surely Microsoft doesn't expect admins to
get in their cars and drive to the remote site to perform simply
admin/server maintenance functions.
April
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:51:59 -0400, "Ace Fekay [Microsoft Certified Trainer]" <...@mvps.RemoveThisPart.org
In news...@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,
April <...@this_is_my_email_address.com
I understand your concerns and sympathize. As for the Term Services, I believe that is for app mode, and not remote administration, which should be available. I can't see why that would have been taken out. But I can't confirm this, since I don't use this version, and I don't know anyone that does. Sorry...
Ace
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