Segmenting the LAN for Security purposes
The worm Mspn32 came in on one machine behind the firewall and spread over e-mail or network to other departments. Could I isolate a worm once it’s inside by dividing up my LAN into departments or sections with either departmental firewalls or managed switches and VLANS? Anyone doing this, experience with either, recommended hardware or [...]
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| April 20, 2005 5:40 PM
Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Intrusion management, Network security, VPN, Wireless
The worm Mspn32 came in on one machine behind the firewall and spread over e-mail or network to other departments. Could I isolate a worm once it’s inside by dividing up my LAN into departments or sections with either departmental firewalls or managed switches and VLANS? Anyone doing this, experience with either, recommended hardware or [...]
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| April 20, 2005 5:40 PM
Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Intrusion management, Network security, VPN, Wireless
Service.exe Process
I have a w2k pro computer that is experiencing an incredible slowness, when I check the runing processes, I find service.exe is eating up over 90% of the cpu, starving out any other application/process. Has anybody come accross this problem and knows how to fix it? any suggestion would be appreciated. thanks.
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| June 8, 2005 1:02 PM
Application security, Database, DataCenter, Development, Encryption, Exchange, Incident response, Instant Messaging, Secure Coding, Security, Vulnerability Assessment & Audit
I have a w2k pro computer that is experiencing an incredible slowness, when I check the runing processes, I find service.exe is eating up over 90% of the cpu, starving out any other application/process. Has anybody come accross this problem and knows how to fix it? any suggestion would be appreciated. thanks.
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| June 8, 2005 1:02 PM
Application security, Database, DataCenter, Development, Encryption, Exchange, Incident response, Instant Messaging, Secure Coding, Security, Vulnerability Assessment & Audit
Is there an XML function module?
I am working on an SAP project, and I have a text file in XML format that I need to read in SAP. Is there any function module to read a text file in XML format?
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| April 21, 2005 11:36 AM
Basis, Business Information Warehouse, EDI, ERP, MySAP, mySAP Accounting, mySAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer, mySAP Application Link Enabling, mySAP CRM, mySAP Enterprise, mySAP Financials, mySAP Human Resources, mySAP Supplier Relationship Management, NetWeaver, R/3, SAP, SAP development, Security, Strategic Enterprise Management, Workflow
I am working on an SAP project, and I have a text file in XML format that I need to read in SAP. Is there any function module to read a text file in XML format?
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| April 21, 2005 11:36 AM
Basis, Business Information Warehouse, EDI, ERP, MySAP, mySAP Accounting, mySAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer, mySAP Application Link Enabling, mySAP CRM, mySAP Enterprise, mySAP Financials, mySAP Human Resources, mySAP Supplier Relationship Management, NetWeaver, R/3, SAP, SAP development, Security, Strategic Enterprise Management, Workflow
SAP SRM
Where can I find well-defined and clear-cut descriptions of SAP SRM reconciliation capabilities? Possibly a demo? Or FAQs and pros and cons about the capability?
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| May 17, 2005 11:32 AM
Basis, Business Information Warehouse, EDI, ERP, MySAP, mySAP Accounting, mySAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer, mySAP Application Link Enabling, mySAP CRM, mySAP Enterprise, mySAP Financials, mySAP Human Resources, mySAP Supplier Relationship Management, NetWeaver, R/3, SAP, SAP development, Security, Strategic Enterprise Management, Workflow
Where can I find well-defined and clear-cut descriptions of SAP SRM reconciliation capabilities? Possibly a demo? Or FAQs and pros and cons about the capability?
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| May 17, 2005 11:32 AM
Basis, Business Information Warehouse, EDI, ERP, MySAP, mySAP Accounting, mySAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer, mySAP Application Link Enabling, mySAP CRM, mySAP Enterprise, mySAP Financials, mySAP Human Resources, mySAP Supplier Relationship Management, NetWeaver, R/3, SAP, SAP development, Security, Strategic Enterprise Management, Workflow
Found Trojan.ByteVerify on my computer
Hi All, Symantec recently discovered Trojan.ByteVerify on my computer. I run system checks weekly and am always cautious about the e-mails I open, the web sites I go to and what I click on, so I was pretty surprised to find I had a Trojan. It was quarantined and removed, but I’m worried about what [...]
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| June 24, 2010 10:20 AM
Administration, Architecture/Design, backdoors, Compliance, configuration, CRM, Current threats, Disaster Recovery, Documentation, Features/Functionality, Firewalls, Forensics, Hacking, human factors, IDS/IPS management, Incident response, Installation, Intrusion management, Management, Network security, patching, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, Risk management, Security, Security Program Management, Service and support, Signature updating/Management, Spyware, Trojans, Viruses, VPN, vulnerability management, Wireless, worms
Hi All, Symantec recently discovered Trojan.ByteVerify on my computer. I run system checks weekly and am always cautious about the e-mails I open, the web sites I go to and what I click on, so I was pretty surprised to find I had a Trojan. It was quarantined and removed, but I’m worried about what [...]
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| June 24, 2010 10:20 AM
Administration, Architecture/Design, backdoors, Compliance, configuration, CRM, Current threats, Disaster Recovery, Documentation, Features/Functionality, Firewalls, Forensics, Hacking, human factors, IDS/IPS management, Incident response, Installation, Intrusion management, Management, Network security, patching, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, Risk management, Security, Security Program Management, Service and support, Signature updating/Management, Spyware, Trojans, Viruses, VPN, vulnerability management, Wireless, worms
Too much authority on IFS, need to adjust authority levels
On the IFS I have objects that users have too much authority, I have added Authority lists to the folders, with lower authority levels, but now I need to remove the individual users from the folders and objects. Is there a way to do this at a folder level, that will automatically change the objects, [...]
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| April 19, 2005 8:10 AM
Security
On the IFS I have objects that users have too much authority, I have added Authority lists to the folders, with lower authority levels, but now I need to remove the individual users from the folders and objects. Is there a way to do this at a folder level, that will automatically change the objects, [...]
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| April 19, 2005 8:10 AM
Security
Backup of Router & Pix IOS
How can we protect our router & pix firewall & how can we recover the ios when ios is totaly corrupted. how can we take backup of ios through tftp server. Please guide step by step as i am new to router & pix firewall. can u provide me website link from where i get [...]
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| April 19, 2005 5:08 AM
Administration, Cisco, Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Installation, Intrusion management, Network security, Networking, Service and support, VPN, Wireless
How can we protect our router & pix firewall & how can we recover the ios when ios is totaly corrupted. how can we take backup of ios through tftp server. Please guide step by step as i am new to router & pix firewall. can u provide me website link from where i get [...]
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| April 19, 2005 5:08 AM
Administration, Cisco, Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Installation, Intrusion management, Network security, Networking, Service and support, VPN, Wireless
Securing Function Key four (F4)
How best to Control or limit Access to the Function Key Four (F4) that displays the MAJOR Menu from QSYS library?
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| April 29, 2005 3:54 PM
Security management
How best to Control or limit Access to the Function Key Four (F4) that displays the MAJOR Menu from QSYS library?
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| April 29, 2005 3:54 PM
Security management
Internet Explorer vs. Firefox
Hello, I’m the Assistant Editor on SearchWindowsSecurity.com. I’m looking to start a discussion about what browser people are using and why. Also, is anyone considering switching from IE to Firefox, or are your plans to stay with IE? Here’s some food for thought… As of Feb. 2005, an estimated 35 million users had switched from [...]
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| June 29, 2012 2:14 PM
Addamark, Administration, Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Application security, AppSec, Architecture/Design, ArcSight, Bindview, Biometrics, Caymas, CipherTrust, Compliance, Computer Associates, configuration, Courion, CRM, Cylant, Database, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Digital certificates, Disaster Recovery, Documentation, e-Security, Emerging technologies, Encryption, Enterasys Networks, Entrust, Exchange, Features/Functionality, GuardedNet, Hardware, Host-based IDS/IPS, IBM/Tivoli, Identity & Access Management, IDS vs IPS, IDS/IPS management, Imprivata, Installation, Instant Messaging, Intellitactics, Internet Security Systems, Intrusion management, Juniper Networks, KavaDo, M-Tech, Magnifire, Managed security services, Management, Maxware, Microsoft Windows, Netegrity, NetForensics, NetIQ, Network Associates, Network-based IDS/IPS, NFR Security, NGS Software, Novell, Ounce Labs, Outsourcing, Outsourcing/Managed services, Passlogix, patching, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, Product evaluation, Product/Service evaluation, provisioning, Risk management, RSA Security, Sana Security, Secure Coding, Security, Security management, Security Program Management, Security tokens, Servers, Service and support, Service contracts, Service evaluation, Single sign-on, Snort/Sourcefire, SPI Dynamics, StillSecure, Tech support, Teros, Thor, Tripwire, TruSecure, Vendors, VeriSign, VPN, VSecure, Vulnerability Assessment & Audit, vulnerability management, Watchfire, Waveset/Sun Micro, Windows, Windows XP
Hello, I’m the Assistant Editor on SearchWindowsSecurity.com. I’m looking to start a discussion about what browser people are using and why. Also, is anyone considering switching from IE to Firefox, or are your plans to stay with IE? Here’s some food for thought… As of Feb. 2005, an estimated 35 million users had switched from [...]
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| June 29, 2012 2:14 PM
Addamark, Administration, Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Application security, AppSec, Architecture/Design, ArcSight, Bindview, Biometrics, Caymas, CipherTrust, Compliance, Computer Associates, configuration, Courion, CRM, Cylant, Database, DataCenter, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Digital certificates, Disaster Recovery, Documentation, e-Security, Emerging technologies, Encryption, Enterasys Networks, Entrust, Exchange, Features/Functionality, GuardedNet, Hardware, Host-based IDS/IPS, IBM/Tivoli, Identity & Access Management, IDS vs IPS, IDS/IPS management, Imprivata, Installation, Instant Messaging, Intellitactics, Internet Security Systems, Intrusion management, Juniper Networks, KavaDo, M-Tech, Magnifire, Managed security services, Management, Maxware, Microsoft Windows, Netegrity, NetForensics, NetIQ, Network Associates, Network-based IDS/IPS, NFR Security, NGS Software, Novell, Ounce Labs, Outsourcing, Outsourcing/Managed services, Passlogix, patching, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, Product evaluation, Product/Service evaluation, provisioning, Risk management, RSA Security, Sana Security, Secure Coding, Security, Security management, Security Program Management, Security tokens, Servers, Service and support, Service contracts, Service evaluation, Single sign-on, Snort/Sourcefire, SPI Dynamics, StillSecure, Tech support, Teros, Thor, Tripwire, TruSecure, Vendors, VeriSign, VPN, VSecure, Vulnerability Assessment & Audit, vulnerability management, Watchfire, Waveset/Sun Micro, Windows, Windows XP
Moving IE passwords to new workstations
The company I work for sells pcs. We also use some as workstations and sell them off as demos. All systems run XP Pro. Everytime we rotate a demo machine out, the users complain that they have to re-enter all their website passwords on the new computer. Is there a method to backup/restore the IE [...]
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| April 14, 2005 11:07 AM
DataCenter, Security
The company I work for sells pcs. We also use some as workstations and sell them off as demos. All systems run XP Pro. Everytime we rotate a demo machine out, the users complain that they have to re-enter all their website passwords on the new computer. Is there a method to backup/restore the IE [...]
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| April 14, 2005 11:07 AM
DataCenter, Security
- DB2 – RPG
My question has two parts: 1- Is there any way to create DB2 at a PC similar to what is exist at IBM I-Series AS/400? 2- Is there any RPG Compiler that I can install and run it and PC?
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| April 14, 2005 9:15 AM
Business Objects, CA Ingres, Cognos, Data analysis, Data Junction, Data mining/analysis, Data warehousing applications, Database Management Systems, Development, Hardware, IBM, Information Builders, Instant Messaging, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows, MySQL, Servers, Software
My question has two parts: 1- Is there any way to create DB2 at a PC similar to what is exist at IBM I-Series AS/400? 2- Is there any RPG Compiler that I can install and run it and PC?
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| April 14, 2005 9:15 AM
Business Objects, CA Ingres, Cognos, Data analysis, Data Junction, Data mining/analysis, Data warehousing applications, Database Management Systems, Development, Hardware, IBM, Information Builders, Instant Messaging, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows, MySQL, Servers, Software
isearch toolbar
Has anyone heard of a malware product called isearch toolbar? If so, do you know how to get rid of it?
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| April 13, 2005 10:34 PM
Administration, Architecture/Design, Documentation, Features/Functionality, Installation, Management, Security, Service and support, Signature updating/Management
Has anyone heard of a malware product called isearch toolbar? If so, do you know how to get rid of it?
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| April 13, 2005 10:34 PM
Administration, Architecture/Design, Documentation, Features/Functionality, Installation, Management, Security, Service and support, Signature updating/Management
Safe user sandbox?
*This question is from a SearchWindowsSecurity.com reader: I’m in a position to redesign our IT systems (network, servers, PCs, software, etc.) this summer, and I am undecided on which path to take. I’d like to disconnect our systems from the Internet so that we don’t have to deal with all of the garbage that comes [...]
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| April 13, 2005 2:15 PM
Application security, backdoors, Biometrics, Compliance, configuration, CRM, Current threats, Database, Development, Digital certificates, Disaster Recovery, Encryption, Exchange, Hacking, human factors, Identity & Access Management, Instant Messaging, Intrusion management, Management, patching, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, Product evaluation, provisioning, Risk management, Secure Coding, Security, Security Program Management, Security tokens, Single sign-on, Spyware, Trojans, Vendors, Viruses, vulnerability management, worms
*This question is from a SearchWindowsSecurity.com reader: I’m in a position to redesign our IT systems (network, servers, PCs, software, etc.) this summer, and I am undecided on which path to take. I’d like to disconnect our systems from the Internet so that we don’t have to deal with all of the garbage that comes [...]
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| April 13, 2005 2:15 PM
Application security, backdoors, Biometrics, Compliance, configuration, CRM, Current threats, Database, Development, Digital certificates, Disaster Recovery, Encryption, Exchange, Hacking, human factors, Identity & Access Management, Instant Messaging, Intrusion management, Management, patching, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, Product evaluation, provisioning, Risk management, Secure Coding, Security, Security Program Management, Security tokens, Single sign-on, Spyware, Trojans, Vendors, Viruses, vulnerability management, worms
I’ve been hacked — I think….
I’m an IT administrator with a little over 500 end users, running Windows 2000 and XP. One of our users is experiencing a problem with her Internet connection suddenly dropping for no apparent reason. When she restarts her computer, everything works fine for awhile, but then the connection drops again. The funny thing is, she’s [...]
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| August 2, 2009 9:52 AM
Administration, Application security, Architecture/Design, Bigfix, Biometrics, Cisco, Citadel, Compliance, Computer Associates, configuration, Configuresoft, CRM, Cylant, Database, DataCenter, Desktop antivirus, Desktop management applications, Digital certificates, Disaster Recovery, Documentation, Ecora, Encryption, Enterasys Networks, Exchange, Features/Functionality, Firewalls, Forensics, GFI, Hewlett-Packard, Host-based IDS/IPS, Identity & Access Management, IDS vs IPS, IDS/IPS management, Incident response, Installation, Instant Messaging, Internet Security Systems, Intrusion management, Juniper Networks, Managed security services, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network Associates, Network Elements, Network security, Network-based IDS/IPS, NFR Security, Outsourcing, Outsourcing/Managed services, patching, Patchlink, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, Product evaluation, Product/Service evaluation, provisioning, Redundancy, Risk management, Sana Security, Secure Coding, Security, Security Program Management, Security tokens, Service and support, Service contracts, Service evaluation, Shavlink Technologies, Single sign-on, Snort/Sourcefire, St. Bernard Software, StillSecure, Symantec, Tripwire, Vendors, VPN, VSecure, Vulnerability Assessment & Audit, vulnerability management, Wireless
I’m an IT administrator with a little over 500 end users, running Windows 2000 and XP. One of our users is experiencing a problem with her Internet connection suddenly dropping for no apparent reason. When she restarts her computer, everything works fine for awhile, but then the connection drops again. The funny thing is, she’s [...]
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| August 2, 2009 9:52 AM
Administration, Application security, Architecture/Design, Bigfix, Biometrics, Cisco, Citadel, Compliance, Computer Associates, configuration, Configuresoft, CRM, Cylant, Database, DataCenter, Desktop antivirus, Desktop management applications, Digital certificates, Disaster Recovery, Documentation, Ecora, Encryption, Enterasys Networks, Exchange, Features/Functionality, Firewalls, Forensics, GFI, Hewlett-Packard, Host-based IDS/IPS, Identity & Access Management, IDS vs IPS, IDS/IPS management, Incident response, Installation, Instant Messaging, Internet Security Systems, Intrusion management, Juniper Networks, Managed security services, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network Associates, Network Elements, Network security, Network-based IDS/IPS, NFR Security, Outsourcing, Outsourcing/Managed services, patching, Patchlink, PEN testing, Platform Security, Policies, Product evaluation, Product/Service evaluation, provisioning, Redundancy, Risk management, Sana Security, Secure Coding, Security, Security Program Management, Security tokens, Service and support, Service contracts, Service evaluation, Shavlink Technologies, Single sign-on, Snort/Sourcefire, St. Bernard Software, StillSecure, Symantec, Tripwire, Vendors, VPN, VSecure, Vulnerability Assessment & Audit, vulnerability management, Wireless
ISA Server/Surf Control Web Filter For External Users
Hi All, my current setup is as follows: X1 DC with ISA2000/Surf Control Web Filter installed (will be changing these services to a dedicated server shortly!). Currently, internal users are forced through the ISA webcache/Surf Control Web Filter server using Group Policy and all works fine. For those users who are external to the domain [...]
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| April 10, 2005 3:44 AM
Security
Hi All, my current setup is as follows: X1 DC with ISA2000/Surf Control Web Filter installed (will be changing these services to a dedicated server shortly!). Currently, internal users are forced through the ISA webcache/Surf Control Web Filter server using Group Policy and all works fine. For those users who are external to the domain [...]
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| April 10, 2005 3:44 AM
Security
Unknown admin login SQL 2000 server
I have recently taken over administering a SQL 2000 server. This server is using SQL server authentication. I do not have an Admin login or password. How do I find out first an admin user name and then password. sa and blank password does not work. The former admin has been terminated and will not [...]
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| April 18, 2005 4:42 PM
DataCenter, Security, Tech support
I have recently taken over administering a SQL 2000 server. This server is using SQL server authentication. I do not have an Admin login or password. How do I find out first an admin user name and then password. sa and blank password does not work. The former admin has been terminated and will not [...]
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| April 18, 2005 4:42 PM
DataCenter, Security, Tech support
PIX – Allow UDP replies in.
Hi All, The president of my company has started to use skype (www.skype.com). There is a function in the program to do file transfers. When we try that the program show that it has to relay the transfer and when it does that it limits the bandwith to 0.5kB/second. I’ve pasted the documentation that skype [...]
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| April 8, 2005 9:56 AM
Administration, Cisco, Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Installation, Intrusion management, Network protocols, Network security, VPN, Wireless
Hi All, The president of my company has started to use skype (www.skype.com). There is a function in the program to do file transfers. When we try that the program show that it has to relay the transfer and when it does that it limits the bandwith to 0.5kB/second. I’ve pasted the documentation that skype [...]
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| April 8, 2005 9:56 AM
Administration, Cisco, Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Installation, Intrusion management, Network protocols, Network security, VPN, Wireless
Unlocking Screensaver password
1st of all this is a win2k AD Domain w/all XP Clients and the extended GPManager Grouppolicy. Okay, so B/C of HIPAA I have to have my computers screensaver/password protected. Even though I’m forever telling’em to sign off when they leave computers my staff still doesn’t do it. Thusly the computer locks and (when I’m [...]
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| May 29, 2009 4:01 PM
Administration, Biometrics, Digital certificates, HIPAA, Identity & Access Management, Management, provisioning, Security, Security tokens, Service and support, Single sign-on, Tech support
1st of all this is a win2k AD Domain w/all XP Clients and the extended GPManager Grouppolicy. Okay, so B/C of HIPAA I have to have my computers screensaver/password protected. Even though I’m forever telling’em to sign off when they leave computers my staff still doesn’t do it. Thusly the computer locks and (when I’m [...]
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| May 29, 2009 4:01 PM
Administration, Biometrics, Digital certificates, HIPAA, Identity & Access Management, Management, provisioning, Security, Security tokens, Service and support, Single sign-on, Tech support
Publish Sharepoint behind SBS2000
Despite all the security issues with this configuration, I need help making this work. I have SBS2000/ISA/Exchange/CompanyWeb on a server connected to our T-1 Router. I recently implemented another server, W2K3/Sharepoint services as a member server in the domain. I would like to publish Sharepoint on the W2K3 box through the SBS/ISA box. I have [...]
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| April 25, 2005 2:04 PM
Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Windows, Security, Windows 2000 Server
Despite all the security issues with this configuration, I need help making this work. I have SBS2000/ISA/Exchange/CompanyWeb on a server connected to our T-1 Router. I recently implemented another server, W2K3/Sharepoint services as a member server in the domain. I would like to publish Sharepoint on the W2K3 box through the SBS/ISA box. I have [...]
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| April 25, 2005 2:04 PM
Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Windows, Security, Windows 2000 Server
Cisco PIX VPN Bridging – Am I missing something??
Hi, I’m tryin to set up a VPN between two internal sites on the same subnet. I have 2 PIX 506E’s linked together (physically) in my test lab (on outside interfaces). All the configuration examples I’ve seen of setting up a VPN is between 2 different logical networks. However, I want them to act as [...]
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| April 9, 2005 7:21 AM
Administration, Architecture/Design, Cisco, Features/Functionality, Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Installation, Intrusion management, Management, Network security, Security, Service and support, Vendors, VPN, Wireless
Hi, I’m tryin to set up a VPN between two internal sites on the same subnet. I have 2 PIX 506E’s linked together (physically) in my test lab (on outside interfaces). All the configuration examples I’ve seen of setting up a VPN is between 2 different logical networks. However, I want them to act as [...]
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| April 9, 2005 7:21 AM
Administration, Architecture/Design, Cisco, Features/Functionality, Firewalls, Forensics, Incident response, Installation, Intrusion management, Management, Network security, Security, Service and support, Vendors, VPN, Wireless
