Configure ISA 2006 installed on Windows Server 2003
Would like to configure ISA 2006 which i installed on Server 2003 .. so that it can acts as an firewall and control internet surfing ?

Answer Question   |  November 11, 2010  2:04 PM
Configuring ISA 2006, Firewalls, ISA 2006, Windows Server 2003

ND_50A Firewall Performance
Hi, We have an ND_50A firewall working well in our current environment. Now we plan to add more web application that will be accessed via internet. The application server will be connected to the DMZ port. However, before doing so, we need to know  whether ND_50A can afford that in terms of performance, we tried to find the current performance level of ND_50A but in [...]

Answer Question   |  November 21, 2010  8:47 AM
Application Server, DMZ, Firewalls, Security, Web application

Free IT Book: Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator’s Reference
This week’s IT book giveaway is for the Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator’s Reference: Upgrading, Deploying, Managing, and Securing Windows 7. Interested? All you need to do is answer one of the questions below and post the link to your answer in the discussion area of this question. JavaScript Error through a VPN connection Packet loss [...]

Answer Question   |  February 24, 2011  5:50 PM
Cisco, Cisco 3750, Cisco Firewall, Exchange 2003, Firewalls, Giveaways, IT Books, JavaScript, Javascript error, SQL 2008, SQL Database, VPN

JavaScript Error Through a VPN Connection
Hey all, I am having an issue with a data repository we set up to be accessed inside the company and for our affiliates outside through the use of a VPN. Now the site loads fine using the local address inside the network but when someone remotes in through the VPN site the page just [...]

Answer Question   |  November 19, 2010  3:09 PM
Cyberoam, Firewalls, IE8, Internet Explorer 8, Java, JavaScript, Javascript error, VPN

Creating a group policy at domain level to shutdown all domain firewalls
We need to create a group policy to shutdown all domain computers’ windows firewalls. This is on Windows xp and 7. How can we do this at the domain level?

Answer Question   |  November 2, 2010  5:56 PM
Domain Administration, Domain management, Firewalls, Group Policy, Windows 7, Windows domain management, Windows firewall, Windows XP

Forcing HTTP/HTTPS Traffic Thru a Specific Connection
Hello I have several sites connected via a MPLS network for MS Exchange and other shared resources. Currently we have an Internet connection going into one site and making HTTP/HTTPS traffic accessable to the other sites over the MPLS network. We would like to use a secondary Internet connection (Cable for example) and a firewall get the HTTP [...]

Answer Question   |  November 1, 2010  10:32 PM
Exchange, Firewalls, HTTP, HTTPS, Traffic management

Windows firewall settings via group policy
Can we push out windows firewall settings via group policy and then lock out the user from modifying or changing the rules in any way? Can administrators get around this?

Answer Question   |  October 29, 2010  3:18 PM
Firewalls, Group Policy, Group Policy management, Windows administration, Windows firewall, Windows Security

Enabling QOS on Windows Server 2003 network
How do I enable QOS on my network as we are introducing soft phones and IP phones to our network? The network has Windows 2003 servers, a sonicwall FW and a cisco router.

Answer Question   |  December 5, 2010  5:05 PM
Cisco Routers, Firewalls, QoS, SonicWALL, VoIP, Windows Server 2003

Deploying VOIP and QOS
We want to deploy VOIP to our network. We first need to implement QOS how can we do that? We have all HP switches and Cisco routers. The firewall is also a Cisco (PIX).

Answer Question   |  October 30, 2010  3:25 PM
Cisco, Cisco Routers, Firewalls, HP switches, PIX, QoS, VoIP

Windows server 2008 disk space problem
Hi. I have ionstalled windows 2008 server, and on this platform Forefront firewall.I have problem: Disk C volume is 30 GB. when i looked up properties of Disk C there is 22 GB used space but when i looked up total forlders volume on DISk c there, All of volume is 11 GB (Include hidden [...]

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2010  7:26 AM
Disk space, ESX 4.0, Firewalls, Forefront Client Security, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Backup

leased Line with public IP’s
i have a lease line with Huwaei SmartAX unit ,The ethernet interface directly connected to the firewall.The public IP’s  assigned for this lease line not reaching the firewall after ISP .Is it compusory have a Router to have public IP’s .

Answer Question   |  October 11, 2010  6:52 PM
Ethernet, Firewalls, Leased line, Public IP, Routers

Windows server 2000 with IIS keeps getting hacked
We have a Windows 2000 server with IIS. When we give it a public IP address the system gets hacked almost instantly. Secure passwords full on firewall. How can we prevent this? Is this an exploit I can patch?

Answer Question   |  October 7, 2010  2:27 PM
Exploits, Firewalls, IIS, Public IP, Security in 2010, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server Security

Remotely connect to Windows 7 Domain Computers internally.
We need to remotely connect and control Windows 7 desktops on our internal domain. What software is necessary and what needs to be configure at the firewall or router level?

Answer Question   |  October 2, 2010  3:57 PM
Domain, Firewalls, Remote access, Remote access server, Remote administration, Remote connection, Windows 7

Routing Assistance
I’ve been up way too long, and got a project tossed into my pile of work. For the life of me I can’t seem to get this routed right. Here’s the situation we have a server at one site, and another server at the other site. Both have networks currently communicating over Site 2 Site [...]

Answer Question   |  February 22, 2011  11:46 PM
Firewalls, IP Subnetting, IPsec VPN, Routing, Subnet, VPN

Block FTP access of all kinds using a Sonicwall Firewall
How can we block FTP access to and from our network using a Sonicwall Pro 200 device? We want to block ftp, tftp and sftp. How can we do this?

Answer Question   |  September 24, 2010  4:16 PM
Block FTP, Firewalls, FTP, Security in 2010, SonicWALL, Windows

Windows Firewall cannot run
Windows Firewall cannot run because another program or service is running that might use the network address translation component (Ipnat.sys).

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2010  9:54 AM
Firewall management, Firewalls, Network Address Translation, Windows, Windows firewall, Windows Server 2003

Bridging or bonding ethernet & firewalls from separate carriers
We have two 10 MBit internet connections. They are both Ethernet handoffs and enter two different sonicwall firewalls. Is there a way to bridge or bond these two separate lines? They are from two separate carriers and have separate IP ranges.

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2010  3:36 PM
Bridging, Ethernet, Ethernet connection, Firewalls, IP range, SonicWALL

No access to mail from outside the network
Lost all access to my mail from outside the network.  What could be wrong

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2010  12:16 PM
Cisco Firewall, Dell servers, Exchange email servers, Exchange Server, Firewalls, Remote access, Remote email access

Remote connect to Vista Ultimate
I have a client with Windows Vista Ultimate and need to connect to their machine. They say they have a firewall and do not know where it is located. How can I share the users screen to help them fix an issue? Free is preferable.

Answer Question   |  October 11, 2010  6:12 PM
Firewalls, Remote connection, Security in 2010, Windows firewall, Windows Vista, Windows Vista security and patches, Windows Vista Ultimate

How can I secure a Windows XP workstation that is open to port 80 and hosting a website using IIS
How can I secure a Windows XP workstation that is open to port 80 and hosting a website using IIS? The box is on the DMZ of our firewall for the time being. We will probably move it inside the firewall and open port 80 to it shortly.

Answer Question   |  September 28, 2010  6:10 PM
DMZ, Firewalls, IIS, Port 80, Security in 2010, Windows XP, Windows XP Security