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ISA Authentication popup box - make it go away
I have just configured ISA 2000 on SBS 2000 with XP SP2 clients.
I have made one access rule to allow unauthenticated access to a few sites and another to allow a couple of users unrestricted web access.
Clients are configured via entering proxy details, thru an automatic script.
The problem is that the people with limited access are being asked for a username and password when they try to surf to a blocked site.
Unrestricted users do not, so integrated authentication looks like it is working. Everyone can get to the limited site list without authenticaing too.
If I turn off all the rules, so as to block all access, then IE stops asking for a username and password for proxy server.
How can I stop the authentication box from appearing? This seems stupid, encouraging users to sit around try to guess other people's password. Especially now they can't get on the internet.
I have made one access rule to allow unauthenticated access to a few sites and another to allow a couple of users unrestricted web access.
Clients are configured via entering proxy details, thru an automatic script.
The problem is that the people with limited access are being asked for a username and password when they try to surf to a blocked site.
Unrestricted users do not, so integrated authentication looks like it is working. Everyone can get to the limited site list without authenticaing too.
If I turn off all the rules, so as to block all access, then IE stops asking for a username and password for proxy server.
How can I stop the authentication box from appearing? This seems stupid, encouraging users to sit around try to guess other people's password. Especially now they can't get on the internet.
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Yeah, I've looked all through that site. The thing is that the user IS in the list. I even put them in a list denying them access to all sites and they still get the box.
I mainly would like to know if this happens with other people running ISA or has someone got a setup where this doesn't happen?
I mainly would like to know if this happens with other people running ISA or has someone got a setup where this doesn't happen?
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"the browser is basically stating" Thanks for that bit. It may well be IE that is causing the problem.
I might be able to test with another browser this week and I will let you know how it goes.
I might be able to test with another browser this week and I will let you know how it goes.
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well I didn't get to test with a different browser. I'd still like to hear from anyone using ISA if this happens to them.
If I don't get anymore posts in the next week I'll accept the above.
If I don't get anymore posts in the next week I'll accept the above.
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I never found out if this is normal, and I never got a chance to do more testing. My customer never noticed anyway so I will just leave this alone now.
ISA is being set to authenticate access and if the logged user isn't in the list, then the box will come up.
I know of no way to work around it.
you might try www.isaserver.org for more assistance