Re: Where does Office 2003 validate over the Internet
- From: "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" <millysdonteventhinkaboutmailingme@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:03:33 -0800
Did you install Office using an Enterprise license or a Volume site license? It is my understanding that these versions do not require activation nor "phoning home" to the mothership.
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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After furious head scratching, Jordan asked:
| Short question - Where does Office connect to on the Internet to
| validate itself? I have to configure a static route on all my secure
| workstations (No direct Internet) so they can reach this server to
| activate when needed. Firewalls, Proxies, ISA, etc are irrelivent in
| this case because I purposely am trying to make it as difficult as
| possible for these stations to get to the Internet.
|
| Long RANT
|
| This is where this activation stuff really gets to be a pain for
| Network Admins. I have 100 computers that we absolutely do not want
| to have Internet Access at all. AT ALL! We also use WSUS 3.0 to do
| all our patching so the computers NEVER have to go on the Internet
| once they have been setup and deployed.
|
| Unfortunately every time WSUS puts a service pack on office (3 times
| so far) we have to do a bunch of configuring to get the computers
| back onto the Internet which means taking down all our high security
| measures OR sitting on the phone for every one of these computers.
|
| I am trying to get this network as close to 0 touch as possible.
| Since I use all the recommended MS tools like RIS, WSUS, Group
| Policies, Roaming Profiles, and Active Directory I have managed to
| get it so all I have to do is plug a box in, boot it off the PXE on
| the nic, punch a few keys to have a fully functional workstation.
| Practically 0 touch except for this activation requirement that
| requires re-activation over and over and over.
|
| MS - I am beggin ya. Please let me just go through this once and not
| with every service pack or random item like updating Media Player or
| other items.....Please!!!!!
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