Re: More Traps for Young(ish) Players

Sounds like billable time to me...

-TK
M/T Box Computers


"N. Hughes" <quadrantcomputerNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e%23bWVe$QFHA.3296@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Recently completed a largish SBS2003 install - all new IBM XP
> workstations, nice HP ML350G4 server (with grunt - though I wish HP would
> give us the option to dispense with all their add-ons...). Since the old
> peer-to-peer network already had broadband, the new network set up nice
> and easily. (Yes, when nothing goes wrong, you worry what's wrong...) But
> all worked well - except RWW. Rechecked everything -reran the wizards,
> checked the router. Found that we could access the server via TS and VPN,
> but no RWW. Upgraded router firmware, checked Netgear's website for
> tips - you know the drill, wasted hours on this, thinking it was our fault
> and the client of course was expecting work under warrantee.
>
> Ran a port scanner - that's funny - all ports under 1024 totally blocked.
> Router stuffed? Tried a new one, same problem. Wasn't DNS - couldn't even
> access the site via IP address. Put on brave face and enquired from
> client all about the deal with his ISP. Turns out that he hadn't been
> aware of it - so he said - but he had forgotten that this particular ISP
> has a "supa deal" whereby small businesses, for just $19.95/month, could
> utilise the ISP's firewall... AAARRGGGHHHH!!!!!!
>
> The worst part of this is that the client thinks all our wasted time is
> OK, because all the gear is still under warrantee... (message ends with
> quiet sobbing.)
>


.

Relevant Pages

  • Routing Question
    ... I had to install a DSL router/Firewall for a client. ... I configured the ADSL router Firewall parallel to the Cisco ISDN router so ... The NT Exchange server was configured with a private address ... As this server was still collecting mail from the old ISP ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.networking)
  • Re: More Traps for Young(ish) Players
    ... checked the router. ... > enquired from client all about the deal with his ISP. ... because all the gear is still under warrantee... ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: router setup query SBS
    ... is simply setting up the router like any other adsl ... static IP from your ISP, you enter your assigned public IP, the ... SBS LAN client. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: VPN Setup
    ... The modem is provided by the ISP and the account is dynamic. ... Although the IP's on the server and the router do not change. ... > client won't work. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • RE: 2 adsl connections load balancing with natd/ipfw
    ... Hey David - didn't see your reply before I replied to Joe there - any more ... Router is FreeBSD based, and Client A and Client B are also FreeBSD based, ... > paths from the ISP to you. ...
    (freebsd-isp)