Re: loss of SOME connectivity

Thanks for both your responses. But, perhaps I've confused you.

I have SBS 2003 SP2 Premium. I have run CEICW - both with the firewall and
without (the router has a firewall). VNC works just fine.

The PROBLEM is that I can not send/receive email through the server, nor can
it browse the internet.
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Howard O. Kieffer


"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

832880 is a mighty old hotfix and wsa issued way back when because of a
problem on the install CD for Companyweb. At this point, I'd re-run CEICW,
enable the firewall, select the services and then finish CEICW. If you have
ISA installed, I'd also check to make sure that the Protocol definition
and/or Packet filter for VNC is still enabled.

If you haven't already, I'd make plans to upgrade your server to SBS 2003
SP1 and, if you have SBS Premium, order the SBS 2003 Premium SP1 CD3 as this
will become unavailable after Dec. 31, 2007.

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"Howard O. Kieffer" <HowardOKieffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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I agree.
Yes, automatic updates iunstalls automatically (not any longer).
I use the firewall on the Linksys router. proper ports are open there
(and
have been for better than a year).
VNC works just fine - no change there. - Just no browsing or email
send/receive.
I do not "control' the server with VNC, just go through to workstation(s).
Add/remove programs installed an SBC 2003 Hotfix - KB832880 - on
10/28/2007
Nothing else has been updated/added - but, the server was restarted after
10/31.

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Howard O. Kieffer


"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

The timing of this (last week) sounds like the server applied a security
update "automatically" that broke something.

More questions than answers:

+ Do you have Automatic Updates set to install automatically (never a
good
idea with a server)?
+ If you re-run CEICW, enable the firewall, select the services
(including
the port for VNC) and finish CEICW, does this fix the problem?
+ Can I ask why you are using VNC to remotely control the server instead
of
RWW or a straight RDP connection?
+ Are you actually remotely controlling the server or are you trying to
access a workstation behind the server?
+ What updates were applied last week (in Add/Remove Programs)?

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"Howard O. Kieffer" <HowardOKieffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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A strange thing happened. I have SBS Server 2003 SP2. We connect to
the
internet through a Linksys router. There are two NICs - one for the
local
network and one for internet access.

I regularly travel and connect to the server through VNC.

This set-up has worked for years.

Then, all of a sudden, last week (while traveling), I can VNC in - but
the
server cannot browse the internet or send/receive email through
Exchange
Server.

Upon my return, I rebooted the router, modem (DSL), the server and
nothing
changed. Locally, I cannot ping out or connect to anything outside. I
cannot brouwse the internet and no mail is moving through Exchange
Server.

From the outside, I can still VNC in (as well as enter through the ip
address in a browser) - and (of course) there is a valid IP
connection -
through the router.

What gives? No changes have been made in the router settings or the
server.
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Howard O. Kieffer






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