Creating a Site Context Search Box that Uses SharePoint Portal Server Search Results

When you create Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services sites, Meeting Workspace sites, and Document Workspace sites that are linked to Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 portal sites, you may want to use the search engine of the portal site to search all your sites. When you use Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server Search service (SharePointPSSearch), you get the added benefits of a consistent user interface and the ability to search multiple levels of the site hierarchy with one request.
The following table lists and describes the items available for search when you use either the search capability in Microsoft SQL Server (on which Windows SharePoint Services is based) or the search capability in SharePoint Portal Server 2003.