Re: RWW Timing
- From: "Martin Hazell" <martin.hazell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:33:14 -0000
Hi Jenny,
Thank you for the detailed response.
It has certainly helped my understanding, but I was wondering if there was a
way of extracting the information from the ISA logs easily. We are
currently using ISA 2000, but we will be shortly upgrading to 2004.
Many thanks
Martin
""Jenny wu [MSFT]"" <v-yanniw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi Martin,
>
> Thanks for using the SBS newsgroup!
>
> For your description, I understand that you want to monitor when and how
> long clients logon to the server through RWW site. If I am off base,
> please
> don't hesitate to let me know.
>
> First I would like to explain how RWW works when a remote client connects
> to an internal Windows XP or Terminal Server computer. The following is
> the
> process:
>
> 1. User navigates to the Computer Selection page of the Remote User Portal
> in a web browser, and is prompted to download the stanard Terminal
> Services
> ActiveX Component, if necessary.
>
> 2. SBS queries the Active Directory for all internal client computers
> running an OS that supports Remote Desktop and provides the list to the
> user.
>
> 3. User selects a computer from the list and presses Connect button.
>
> 4. Server listens on TCP port 4125 which is already opened by firewall.
>
> 5. SBS creates a connection to the internal client on port 3389 which is
> designed for TS and Remote Desktop.
>
> 6. The TS ActiveX Control downloaded and installed on the external client
> creates a TS connection to the SBS server on port 4125.
>
> 7. SBS Server forwards the connection to the internal Remote Desktop
> client
> or TS server as a TS/Remote Desktop client.
>
> I. After understanding the RWW/Remote Desktop process, you will know that
> after RWW traffic entered internal network, it will use terminal services
> and do RDP process, so we can use Terminal Services Manager to monitor
> terminal session. But it can not tell which one session from the RWW,
> which
> one from VPN or RDP session. To do this, you can refer to the following:
>
> Type 'TSadmin' in command line to open Terminal Services Manager console.
> In the console, you can view detail information about terminal sessions.
>
> If one session connect to the computer shows user name and computer name,
> the connection should be from internal computer.
> If one session connect to the computer shows user name but not the
> computer
> name, the connection should be from external computer.
>
> II. If you want to monitor which users have logon to the server when it
> run. You can check this information in Event Viewer.
>
> Start -> Administrator Tools ->Event Viewer -> click Security in Event
> Viewer panel.
>
> *Note: you need enable 'Audit account logon Events' group policy. By
> default the group policy is enabled.
>
> III. You can also monitor them from IIS log. Please follow below steps to
> enable IIS log and check it:
>
> a. Open IIS MMC, right click Default Web Site and then click Properties.
> b. Click Website tab and then check Enable logging.
> c. Stop the Default Website and rename the existing IIS log files under
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles.
> d. Restart the Default Website.
>
> However I would like to provide more information to monitor online
> connection sessions:
>
> I. If you want to monitor which users are accessing shared resource, you
> can check the following information.
>
> Server Management | Advanced Management | Computer Management | System
> Tools | Shared Folders.
> You click the sessions and open files item to view which users from which
> computer are accessing which information.
>
> II. If you want to monitor which users are accessing the server included
> remote desktop connection, you can check information in Task Manager
> Console.
>
> Method 1:
> Right-click Taskbar in the bottom of the screen and click Task Manager to
> open Task Manager Console. And then you click Users tab to view
> information.
>
> Method 2:
> Type 'TSadmin' in command line to open Terminal Services Manager console.
> In the console, you can view detail information about terminal sessions.
>
> Hope above information helps! If you have any further concern or question
> about the issue, please feel free to let me know. I am looking forward to
> you!
>
> Have a nice day!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jenny Wu
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>>From: "Frank McCallister SBS MVP" <anonymous>
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>>"Martin Hazell" <martin.hazell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Does anybody know of an easy programme of monitoring when users log into
>>> and out of RWW? Quite a few of our users will ocaasionally log in from
>>> home of an evening time, but would like to know when they are doing it,
>>> and for how long? Ideally, there should be a log file produced with the
>>> following columns: username, date/time logged in, date/time logged out.
>>>
>>> I am aware that you can see the average session length and who has been
>>> into the server through Server Managment, Reporting and Monitoring, but
> it
>>> doesn't give enough detail for what I would like to do.
>>>
>>> Many thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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