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HELP!!! MISSION CRITICAL!!! Looking for some advice on ISA 2000 that comes with Small Business Server 2003....I got some very specific questions for the experts!
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My company of about 25 users with a mix of Windows 2000 and Windows XP
The network is two servers (identical) with one server running Windows 2003 SBS (Domain Controller) and the other Windows 2003 Standard on an AD domain with DFS.
We had a security breach from a user looking at unapproved websites which has sparked a upgrade and evaluation of the internet policy.
I have a firewall (smoothwall) which is setup to give me a DMZ to email gateway then the firewalled side of it goes to a switch which then feeds the users and the servers.
Smoothwall is a linux firwall which you install to a PC and gives you all the functionality of a commercial firewall very impressive I think works great.
I know that ISA needs two NIC cards to operate...is there a way around this? I have two in there server but I'm alittle afraid to change the configuration considering this machine is mission critical everytday of the week.
I heard that ISA 2004 came with windows 2003 SMS service packs is there a free upgrade or a way to get it...ISA 2000 cam with my Windows 2003 SBS disks.
I main usage I will receive from ISA is the cache and blocking all but approved websites... so my network is firewalled so will I receive any benefits at all...
Please be thorough in explanation because ISA is a little confusing for me...
Thanks Tons
Brian
My company of about 25 users with a mix of Windows 2000 and Windows XP
The network is two servers (identical) with one server running Windows 2003 SBS (Domain Controller) and the other Windows 2003 Standard on an AD domain with DFS.
We had a security breach from a user looking at unapproved websites which has sparked a upgrade and evaluation of the internet policy.
I have a firewall (smoothwall) which is setup to give me a DMZ to email gateway then the firewalled side of it goes to a switch which then feeds the users and the servers.
Smoothwall is a linux firwall which you install to a PC and gives you all the functionality of a commercial firewall very impressive I think works great.
I know that ISA needs two NIC cards to operate...is there a way around this? I have two in there server but I'm alittle afraid to change the configuration considering this machine is mission critical everytday of the week.
I heard that ISA 2004 came with windows 2003 SMS service packs is there a free upgrade or a way to get it...ISA 2000 cam with my Windows 2003 SBS disks.
I main usage I will receive from ISA is the cache and blocking all but approved websites... so my network is firewalled so will I receive any benefits at all...
Please be thorough in explanation because ISA is a little confusing for me...
Thanks Tons
Brian
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CEICW = Connect to Internet Wizard
I know the acronym does not match but that is what is refered to.
ISA requires two nics because it has to route between two networks, and can not be done properly using a single nic. If you want to use ISA as a simple cache server that is possible with one nic, but to achieve the security you required you would need to use both network cards. I do not believe ISA is properly supported with a single nic SBS enviroment.
No you do not need to install 2000 before 2004, it would be perferable not to have it prior to the upgrade, just simply for ease of transition and no orphaned registry entries.
Hope this helps some,
David
I know the acronym does not match but that is what is refered to.
ISA requires two nics because it has to route between two networks, and can not be done properly using a single nic. If you want to use ISA as a simple cache server that is possible with one nic, but to achieve the security you required you would need to use both network cards. I do not believe ISA is properly supported with a single nic SBS enviroment.
No you do not need to install 2000 before 2004, it would be perferable not to have it prior to the upgrade, just simply for ease of transition and no orphaned registry entries.
Hope this helps some,
David
oops, sorry, I thought I had typed the whole thing out... :-)~
The acronym is actually Configure Email and Internet Connection Wizard.
Jeff
TechSoEasy
The acronym is actually Configure Email and Internet Connection Wizard.
Jeff
TechSoEasy
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why must there be two NIC cards
do i have to have ISA 2000 installed before I upgrade to 2004 from update disk?