Several issues all rolled into 1 convenient posting :)

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: kinell (cantbe_at_rsed.com)
Date: 12/07/04 

Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 22:49:15 GMT

Current Setup: -
Broadband connection
Static IP's
Draytek Vigor 2600 router (192.168.1.1)
24 port switch, UPS, DAT drive etc.
1 x NIC (Intel Pro/1000 MT) 192.168.1.5
SBS 2003 Standard (upgraded to Premium)
Exchange 2003 V6.5.6944.0
ISA 2000 V3.1200 SP1
Symantec Antivirus V9
Symantec Mail Security for Exchange V4.5
Symantec System Centre V6
Veritas Backup Exec 9.1
6 clients running XP Pro SP2

1) When I checked the 'Entire Network' today I found that the only
connections showing were the server and the print server! Last week, I
also had our 6 XP Pro SP2 machines in the list. I tried to connect to one
of them and got a 'Network path not found' error. Does anybody have any
ideas why this would be so and how do I reinstate last weeks setup? This
is really important to me, as I have been using the Microsoft Baseline
Security Analyser to check and change settings across the network - now,
I can't specify computers to check because they have disappeared.

2) I believe that the router is set up as the DHCP server, is this better
or worse than using the server for DHCP?

3) Where do I find/edit which ports are open to the big bad world?

4) I've set up a Destination set named 'Blocked Websites' that includes a
sample url (*.gamespot.com) and a Site and Content Rule of the same name
that references it. Everything looks ok but clients can still access
http://www.gamespot.com I've looked into the web proxy settings to see if
clients are bypassing ISA but can't find anything obvious! Suggestions?

5) VPN is setup and working fine but we can't access the RWW url that the
system kindly emailed to everyone. Where do I start looking to alter
settings?

6) All the research I've done on here and on the informative websites
point towards a 2 x NIC setup. Is it a simple case of installing a 2nd
network card and running a wizard or does it involve getting my hands
dirty in system settings?

Finally, thanks for looking and an even bigger thanks if you can respond
to any of the above issues :) I don't mind finding my way around new
things but sometimes it's a big help to be pointed in the right direction
:) I've so many questions and not enough hours in the day, I want to
ensure that our systems are safe and secure first and foremost and
secondly, I want to understand how I managed to do it...

Thanks
kinell

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