Re: Proxy Server
From: Chris (Chris_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/23/05
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Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:57:04 -0800
Trevor,
I've had a few instances where the ICON failed to update in the Taskbar.
However when I right click the Firewall Client Icon and choose configure, it
was in fact disabled (checkbox is cleared). Can you check and see if that's
the case?
Chris
"Trevor Clark" wrote:
> Chris,
>
> What a fantastic idea.
>
> I've tried your script and got it to work after fixing some of the line
> breaks. However, it doesn't seem to change the firewall client. The proxy
> settings change without issue, and the script does not error. But, my
> firewall client has a green arrow whether I tell it I'm in the office or
> not.
>
> I didn't load it into the startup group. I'm just running it directly for
> testing. Could that be my problem? I appreciate any feedback you can
> offer. Again, this is a great script idea.
>
> -Trevor
>
> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8F8945CC-A15F-4258-A898-537C9C3BA5B0@microsoft.com...
> > Hellow Liam,
> > What I do with my customers is use a script that gives the laptop users a
> > prompt when they login. It's a simple prompt that asks them if they are in
> > the office. If they are, the script enables the firewall client and sets
> > the
> > proxy settings in IE. If they are not is disables the firewall client and
> > removes the IE proxy settings. I run the script from the startup group as
> > a
> > .VBS file. Some AV software will not like this and you will have to tell
> > it
> > to allow the script to run. Below is my script. You'll need to make
> > changes
> > were you see YOUR-SERVER-NAME-HERE and save the file with a VBS extension.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > <begin script - don't include this line in the scirpt>
> >
> > 'This script was written by Chris Mckinney of Chris Mckinney Consulting on
> > 8/24/04
> > '
> > 'This script could be used in a login script or in the Startup Group to
> > ask
> > the user on startup if they are in
> > 'the office. If they are (click yes) then intResponse will be 6 and we
> > enable the Firewall client and set the ISA server settings
> > 'If they click no, the Firewall client is disabled, and the proxy setting
> > in
> > IE is unchecked.
> >
> > intResponse=MsgBox("Are you in the office?", vbYesNo +
> > vbQuestion,"Firewall
> > Client Setup")
> > If intResponse=6 Then
> > Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WScript.Shell")
> > WshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Firewall
> > Client\Disable","0","REG_DWORD"
> > WshShell.RegWrite
> > "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
> > Settings\ProxyEnable","1","REG_DWORD"
> > WshShell.RegWrite
> > "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
> > Settings\ProxyServer","YOUR-SERVER-NAME-HERE:8080","REG_SZ"
> > Else
> > Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WScript.Shell")
> > WshShell.RegWrite "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Firewall
> > Client\Disable","1","REG_DWORD"
> > WshShell.RegWrite
> > "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
> > Settings\ProxyEnable","0","REG_DWORD"
> > WshShell.RegWrite
> > "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
> > Settings\ProxyServer","YOUR-SERVER-NAME-HERE:8080","REG_SZ"
> > End If
> >
> > <end script - don't include this line in the script>
> >
> > If the wrapping in this newsgoup breaks the script, send me a email at
> > chrismc_@hotmail.nospam.com (remove the nospam in the address) and I'll
> > forward it as a text file.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > "Liam" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello
> >>
> >> We are running SBS2003, with ISA installed, because we have a lot of
> >> users using laptops we are finding that taking out proxy settings in
> >> IE is a bit to much for most of our users when they take there laptops
> >> out and about, we also have the firewall client installed and they can
> >> mange to do that ok.
> >>
> >> What i would like to do is turn off for needing the proxy server in
> >> the clients IE settings, I now this can be done after visting a few
> >> other SBS sites but there head IT man had just left and they had no
> >> clue.
> >>
> >> If any one can help that would be great
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Liam Broughton
> >> Liam@hantspcwizard.co.uk
> >>
>
>
>
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