RE: Microsoft Windows SBS 2003 Communication Issues

Hi David,

Thanks for your update!

For your now situation, you should configure Windows firewall by group
policy. Please refer to the following steps:

1. Locate the node Server Management console -> Advanced Management ->
Group Policy Management -> Forests -> Domains -> yourserverdomain -> Group
policy Objects

2. Click the Default Domain Policy, and then click Edit. The Group Policy
Editor starts.

3. Locate the node: Computer Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Network\Network Connections\Windows Firewall

4. Choose the policy: Windows Firewall: Define Program exceptions and
double click it to open its Properties page. Here please check box of
"Enabled" and then click "Show" button to add the AutoCAD to exception list.

Also you can define port exception list here by the group policy: "Windows
Firewall: Define port exceptions"

And then test to see if the issue be fixed.

To the suggestions 2:

I am sorry for incorrect characters I have input, please refer to the
following commands:

"netstat > netstat.txt " (without the quotation marks)

I appreciate your time! I am happy to be assistance of you.

Have a nice day!

Sincerely,

Jenny Wu
Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
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>I did as you suggested in your first response.
>
>Now in this response:
>Suggestion 1
>I can't get past step three, their is NO Exceptions tab?
>
>Suggestion 2
>When I typed netstat ?ano> netstat.txt it gave me a long list of -e -n
>etc... too long to type it all.
>When I typed tasklist > tasklist.txt and tasklist /svc> tasklist.txt
nothing
>happens.
>
>--
>Dave
>
>
>""Jenny wu [MSFT]"" wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> I am sorry for the delayed response due to weekend. Please understand
that
>> the newsgroups are staffed weekdays by Microsoft Support professionals
to
>> answer your systems and applications questions. Your understanding is
>> greatly appreciated!
>>
>> For different application has different engine to allow traffic. I am
sorry
>> for that I am not familiar with AutoCAD and It is should be the best way
>> that you contact the application vendor for support.
>>
>> However I still like to give you some suggestions to try my best to help
>> you.
>>
>> Although you have installed ISA client on client workstations, the
Windows
>> firewall still works.
>>
>> Have you done as I suggested in my previous post?
>>
>> After done that, the issue persists, you can refer to the following
>> suggestions to try to resolve the issue:
>>
>> Suggestion 1:
>> ==============
>> Please add the AutoCAD application to Windows Firewall unblock list to
see
>> if the issue be fixed, follow these steps:
>>
>>
>> 1. Click "Start", click "Run", type "wscui.cpl" (without the quotation
>> marks) in the "Open" box, and then click "OK".
>>
>> 2. Click "Windows Firewall".
>>
>> 3. In the "Windows Firewall" dialog box, click the "Exceptions" tab, and
>> then click "Add Program".
>>
>> 4. In the "Add a Program" dialog box, either select the program from the
>> list that appears, or click "Browse" to locate your program. If you
cannot
>> locate your program, see the next section.
>>
>> 5. After you select your program, click "OK".
>>
>> 6. On the "Exceptions" tab, make sure that the check box next to your
>> program is selected, and then click "OK". Note If you later decide that
you
>> do not want the program to be an exception, clear this check box.
>>
>> And then try to test to see if the issue be fixed.
>>
>> Suggestion 2:
>> ==============
>> I. Identifying and opening ports
>>
>> If your program still does not seem to work after you add the program to
>> the list of exceptions, or if you cannot locate the program in above
>> solution, you can open a port manually.
>>
>> Before you can add a port or ports manually, you have to identify the
ports
>> that are used by the program.
>>
>> A reliable method for identifying the ports that are used by the program
is
>> to contact the vendor.
>>
>> If you cannot do this, or if a list of portsthat are used by the program
is
>> not available, you can use Netstat.exe to identify the ports that are
used
>> by the program.
>>
>> For your convenience, I list method to identify ports by using
Netstat.exe
>>
>> 1. Start the program in question and try to use its network features.
>>
>> For a multimedia program, try to start an audio stream. For a Web
server,
>> start the service.
>>
>> 2. Click "Start", click "Run", type "cmd" (without the quotation marks)
in
>> the "Open" box, and then click "OK".
>>
>> 3. Obtain a list of all listening ports. To do this, type thefollowing
at a
>> command prompt, and then press ENTER:
>>
>> "netstat ?ano > netstat.txt " (without the quotation marks)
>>
>> 4. Obtain the process identifiers for the processes that are running.
Type
>> the following command at the command prompt, and then press
>> ENTER:
>>
>> "tasklist > tasklist.txt " (without the quotation marks)
>>
>> Note: If the program in question is running as a service, add the /svc
>> switch to list the services that are loaded in each process:
>>
>> "tasklist /svc > tasklist.txt" (without the quotation marks)
>>
>> 5. Open Tasklist.txt and locate the program that you are
troubleshooting.
>>
>> Note the process identifier for the process.
>>
>> 6. Open Netstat.txt and note any entries that are associated with that
>> process identifier. Also note the protocol that is used (TCP or UDP).
>>
>> The number of ports that the process uses may affect how this issue is
>> resolved:
>>
>> - If the process uses <more than> 1024 ports, the number of ports
probably
>> will not change.
>>
>> - If the process uses <less than> 1024 ports, the program may be using a
>> range of ports. Therefore, opening individual ports may not reliably
>> resolve the issue.
>>
>> II. Open ports manually by using Windows Firewall
>>
>> 1. Click "Start", click "Run", type "wscui.cpl" (without the quotation
>> marks) in the "Open" box, and then click "OK".
>>
>> 2. Click "Windows Firewall".
>>
>> 3. On the" Exceptions" tab, click "Add Port".
>>
>> 4. In the "Add a Port" dialog box, type the number of the port that you
>> want to open in the "Port number" box, and then click either "TCP" or
"UDP".
>>
>> 5. Type a name for the port, and then click "OK". For example, type
>> "GamePort" (without the quotation marks).
>>
>> 6. To view or set the scope for the port exception, click "Change
Scope",
>> and then click "OK".
>>
>> 7. On the "Exceptions" tab, notice that the new service is listed. To
>> enable the port, click to select the check box next to the service, and
>> then click "OK"
>>
>> For additional information about configuring Windows Firewall, you can
>> refer to the following KB article:
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=875357
>>
>> Hope it helps! I am happy to be assistance of you-)!
>>
>> Have a nice day!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Jenny Wu
>> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>> ======================================================
>> This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
>> regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
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>> newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely
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>> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>>
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>> issue.
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>> provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
>> different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In
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>> so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
>>
>> For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly.
Please
>> check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
>>
>> Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
>> ======================================================
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>> >I did that but it still hangs when I try to connect.
>> >The PC's are running XP Pro.
>> >I'm running ISA Client Server so windows firewall for the pc is not
>> running?
>> >Everything is grayed out.
>> >I'm also running Trend Server Protect for Small Business.
>> >We use various FTP programs a lot and they are working fine.
>> >
>> >I have sent you a screen shot.
>> >--
>> >Dave
>> >
>> >
>> >""Jenny wu [MSFT]"" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Dave,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for using the SBS newsgroup!
>> >>
>> >> For your description, the issue may caused by firewall that blocks
>> >> connection to the AutoCAD workstations.
>> >>
>> >> Where the AutoCAD communication center is installed? What is its' OS?
Is
>> it
>> >> Windows XP SP2?
>> >>
>> >> By default, Windows Firewall is enabled and blocks unsolicited
>> connections
>> >> to your computer. When you try to connect to a remote Microsoft
Windows
>> XP
>> >> Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computer by using the AutoCAD File
Transfer
>> >> Protocol (FTP) service, you may not be able to open a project.
>> >>
>> >> This behavior occurs because the remote computer that you are trying
to
>> >> connect to has Windows Firewall configured to block the AutoCAD FTP
>> >> service. The AutoCAD FTP service uses TCP port 21. By default,
Windows
>> >> Firewall has TCP port 21 turned off.
>> >>
>> >> To work around this behavior, turn on the AutoCAD FTP service on the
>> remote
>> >> computer that AutoCAD is trying to connect to. To do this, follow
these
>> >> steps.
>> >>
>> >> 1. Click "Start", click "run", type "ncpa.cpl" (without the quotation
>> >> marks), and then click "OK".
>> >>
>> >> 2. Right-click the appropriate connection object, such as a dial-up
>> adapter
>> >> or a network adapter. Click "Properties".
>> >>
>> >> 3. Click the "Advanced" tab.
>> >>
>> >> 4. Click "Settings". If "Settings" is not available, click to select
the
>> >> "Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to
>> this
>> >> computer from the Internet" check box, and then click "Settings".
>> >>
>> >> 5. Click to select the "FTP Server" check box, and then verify that
the
>> >> name of the computer that is in the "Name or IP address of the
computer
>> >> hosting this service on you network" text box is the local computer.
>> >>
>> >> 6. Click "OK" three times.
>> >>
>> >> And then try to test, how about the result?
>> >>
>> >> If the issue persists, please catch some screen shots when reproduced
>> the
>> >> issue for me for further analyze the issue. Please paste images in
the
>> >> newsgroup or send to my mailbox: v-yanniw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>
>> >> To make a screen shot:
>> >> A. Press Alt + Pr Scrn to capture a screen shot.
>> >> B. From Start, go to Run, enter pbrush in the Open box, and then
click
>> OK.
>> >> C. Use Ctrl + V to paste the screen shot to the canvas.
>> >> D. From the File menu, go to Save and save as a JPG file.
>> >>
>> >> I appreciate your time! I am happy to be assistance of you.
>> >>
>> >> Have a nice day!
>> >>
>> >> Sincerely,
>> >>
>> >> Jenny Wu
>> >> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>> >> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>> >> ======================================================
>> >> This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have
issues
>> >> regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
>> corresponding
>> >> newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely
>> manner.
>> >> You can locate the newsgroup here:
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>> >>
>> >> When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you
check
>> the
>> >> "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there
>> are
>> >> any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your
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>> >> please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from
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>> >> issue.
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