SBS 2003 & SBS 2003 R2 Differences

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Hi Folks..

A while back (year or so) I got my place of work to buy me SBS 2003 standard but never got around to using it.

My place of work (school) is now moving into a new building which has a managed service network (part of N. Ireland education setup). We also have a legacy network (NT4 server and Windows 98SE workstations) but this will cease to exist once we make the move to the new building.

I plan to utilise SBS 2003 now just to have a small network for my own use within my own department but can anyone asnwer the following.

1.What is the difference between SBS 2003 and SBS 2003 R2?
2.Can the original version be upgraded to R2
3.Is there any real benefits in upgrading to R2 and is it free?

Regards

Declan

 

Cheers Sparky..

Many thanks for reply. If all goes well, I can possibly get them to purchase the upgrade. Probably by that time, there will be something new

Declan

 

What sort of hardware firewall would you recommend?

Declan

 

heh..heh!!

Approx 5
May.. If our Broadband support team allow me. That why I don't like managed services
Would like to have one set up for testing purposes.
and last but not least..very little.. but my be able to hoodwink my boss

Being honest, I'm just curious as to what hardware options are available.

Jeeper.. The snows lying here at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. Had a power outage earlier on. Lightening strike apparently. Never saw it.. Maybe not get to work in morning

Declan