Just installed WHS 2011 to replace WHS V1. V1 was working well with a fixed Public IP, XXX.homeserver.com domain on a Netgear FVS 338 Prosafe VPN Firewall Router. No big problems with V1. I used the old hardware except for new HDs. No problems with the install,
except as regards the Remote Web Access feature.
Seting up the Remote Web Access is where things fell apart in an odd way. The Netgear is not UPNP, but its already been setup manually. I ran the Router setup up and WHS insists it is not working. Its OK I figure; its just a WHS "thing". On to the domain
setup. I enter my domain name, Windows Live user/pass. It returns: "The domain name is not registered under your logged in username. Please type the username & password that was used to register the domain name" Other than the Windows Live method, was
there another way to obtain a domain name??? I thought the domain was obtained within WHS V1, but I don't recall. I have no notes that indicate a special username/password combo besides Windows Live. Is there a way to even inquire about this?? WHS is mute
on the issue. OK strike 2
So after all the encouraging support from these automated setup features I figured my Remote Web Access is TOAST and has NO CHANCE of working. But no...it works! I can access inside my net thanks to loop back as well as remotely despite all the nay saying
from the automated features in WHS 2011. Sure would be great to have a manual way to set up the parameters for RWAccess instead this automated stuff. Is there a way to bypass these darn "wizards"??? Is there some means to straighten out this domain name nonsense?
