Re: Paranoid SBS2k3

Hi Lanwench,

Thanks for your response. My workstation that is connected to the SBS2k3 now
does not do automatic updates nor does the server even though I set both to
do automatic updates.

Ok, reading the comments of experts like you, it would appear that it would
be wiser not to do automatic updates. However, my issue is that systems
policies affecting my business are now being taken out of my hands without my
prior knowledge and consent. What is worse is that I have no idea how to
change the policies. When I go to Systems on the server, all the buttons are
grayed out. Same is true about the workstation. I can't see how to do it in
Group Policy Management nor ISA management either.

I don't play any music on the server. The audio system on the server has
never worked for reasons unknown to me but this was never a great loss to me.
However, I do think that the workstations ought to have these functions
enabled. Incidentally, the sound seems to have come back on for some unknown
reasons. (All this just add to a sense of insecurity: things going on and
off).

However, I still cannot plug my external HD to either the workstation or the
server.

Reuben

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

>
>
> In news:8E5C191D-6EED-4AB2-96C7-0322B5AFCF3A@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> reuben_oni <reubenoni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> > Help anyone!
> >
> > I have already posted another thread that I can't plug my external HD
> > to SBS2k3 and I still don't have any resolution to that problem. All
> > I've got so far is speculation that the driver(s) for my USB ports
> > may be a problem.
> >
> > I came to work this morning and there was a message waiting for me
> > that I needed to download and install a Windows update. I had set the
> > server and clients to download and install automatically but ISA 2004
> > changed all that. Now both server and client promt me to download and
> > install. I have no clue were to change this. This may not be a
> > problem because some experts on the Newsgroup are saying that
> > automatic updates are not recommended even though MS says otherwise.
>
> I don't know that MS says otherwise. I don't know any good admins who want
> updates applied to their servers automatically - I sure don't. Workstations
> are another story.
> >
> > The real problem is that after this morning's update, now the audio
> > system on my client PC has been turned off. My speakers are now
> > completely mute even though the system is not showing that there
> > should be a problem.
>
> Event logs? Device manager? Were drivers downloaded via WU, for some
> inexplicable reason? (don't ever do this).
> >
> > First SBS2k3 won't let me plug and external HD, now it won't let me
> > play any music and it won't let me write onto my DVD drive. Even my
> > backup now fails. I have to say that I hate the security clampdown
> > being enforced by ISA 2004. I wouldn't mind so much if I only knew
> > how to change these settings.
>
> I'm confused. Is this on the client, or server? Why on earth would you be
> playing music on your server? Don't. Don't treat your server like a
> workstation. I wouldn't even put an audio card in the hardware running a
> server....
> How do you write to your DVD burner?
> >
> > I really ought to be in control of this system. It shouldn't be doing
> > things that I'm powerless to influence. I have looked all the ISA
> > rules, I can't see anything that applies to anything that concerns me
> > or what the rules meant! Can anyone help?
>
> I don't think ISA has anything to do with this....
>
> >
> > Reuben
>
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>
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