Set up all the remote users in MAPI (ie Exchange) mode, and set them to work offline, and to syncronize every 10-15 minutes. That will manage your connect time very well.
I'd also spring for a real circuit at the central location, but that's just me - it might not fit the budget. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 4:07 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > Would you suggest all users connect with outlook in 'Exchange Mode' as > opposed to POP3 retrieval? > > Our ADSL is capped at 256k upload from the central office, and in my > experience, those who are configured to connect to the > central server over > ADSL (i.e. roaming laptop users) find it quite slow. At least in this > config, users have local, faster access to their mail stores > and public > folders, and the slow mail transfer happens 'behind the scenes' > > I would prefer to work with one server, but would appreciate > some advice > before doing this as to possible performance issues > > Nik > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 10 October 2002 16:13 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > No. Move the mailboxes to your central site, and save the > cost of 5 Exchange > servers. > > I have had plenty of 20 person offices hitting Exchange > across WAN links > without issue. In fact, I have 2 offices going half way > across Europe, with > 30 users each, to the only office there that can support > Exchange (from an > admin standpoint). > > Personally, I think a server for less than about 40-50 users > is insane. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:06 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > Hi > > > > Very few to be honest, at our head office we have something > > like 30 users, > > then each site has around 10-15 > > > > Am I correct in assuming mailboxes need to be moved to our > > central server > > first, then the sites created, then the mailboxes moved back? > > > > Thanks > > > > Nik > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 10 October 2002 15:41 > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > Good point > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tony Hlabse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:27 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Re: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > I agree, but am curious as too how many users at each > site? Do you > > > really need one at each location. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Roger Seielstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:40 AM > > > Subject: RE: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > > Switch to x.400 connectors. There is precious little > > > difference, at the > > > > network level, between Site Connectors and intrasite > > > communications - they > > > > both rely entirely on RPC connectivity, which frankly > blows across > > > unstable > > > > or tempermental WANs. > > > > > > > > Alternately (since you'd need to own Enterprise to use > > > x.400 connectors), > > > > you could also use the IMS as your connector, but I find > > > x.400 easier to > > > use > > > > for connector purposes. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Niki Blowfield - Exchange > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:26 AM > > > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > Subject: Advice on infrastructure design > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > > > > > I hope you will excuse me if this seems like an amateurish > > > > > question to ask, but I think we need to revise our > > setup, and are > > > > > not in a position to hire a > > > > > consultant. > > > > > > > > > > Currently, we have 5 offices connected to each other via ADSL > > > > > links, using Sonicwall routers and their VPN capabilities. > > > > > > > > > > Our Exchange Setup is 1 site with 5 servers. We've had the odd > > > > > problem in the past when the ADSL links have gone down, and > > > > > messages have been lost. > > > > > Not often, but once or twice > > > > > > > > > > It was suggested to me here that we should configure > > each server > > > > > as residing in a different site, and configure site connectors > > > > > > > > > > I now have an issue where one server experiences massive > > > delays when > > > > > delivering messages to other servers (8 hours in some > > cases). On > > > > > closer inspection, I see lots of MTA errors regarding RPC > > > communication. When > > > > > running RPC Ping, it says it failed to bind to the > > other servers > > > > > on all protocols > > > > > > > > > > If we are to revise our configuration, will it be best > > > for me to move > > > > > mailboxes from 1 server to what I call our central > server which > > > > > will be remaining in the site its in, then delete the > > old server, > > > re-install > > > > > exchange into a new site in the existing organisation, > > > and move the > > > > > mailboxes back? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any advice > > > > > > > > > > Nik > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > List posting FAQ: > > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > > Archives: > > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > List posting FAQ: > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > > Archives: > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > > To > unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
