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Key ISA 2000 Knowledge Base Articles: Date - Aug 23, 2003; Author - Scott Jiles; Check out this list of key KB articles compiled by top-notch PSS escalation engineer Scott Jiles. One of them might just solve a tough ISA Server 2000 problem you're having today!
ISA Server 2000 Fixes (July 2003): Date - Aug 23, 2003; Author - Scott Jiles; Do you need to know what fixes were available before SP1? How about after SP1? Do you need to know what fixes were included in SP1 or what ISA fixes were released after Feature Pack 1? Scott Jiles has put together a comprehensive list of fixes and shares his compilation with the ISAServer.org community.
ISA Fixes Post Feature Pack 1: Date - Jul 04, 2003; Author - Scott Jiles; Are you rebuilding or troubleshooting an ISA Server installation? Then you might want to know what ISA Server 2000 fixes have become available since Feature Pack 1. Scott Jiles from Microsoft PSS shares his list of post-FP1 fixes.
ISA Server 2000 Fixes Included in Feature Pack 1: Date - Jul 01, 2003; Author - Scott Jiles; Ever wonder what fixes were included in ISA Server 2000 Feature Pack 1? The wondering is over! Scott Jiles has compiled a detailed account of fixes included in Feature Pack 1 and shares them with you here. Enjoy!
ISAServer.org Chat Transcript -- May 29 2003: Date - May 29, 2003; Author - Thomas Shinder; Here's the transcript for today's ISAServer.org chat (May 29, 2003). Very good conversation and some info on publishing Exchange RPC, just in case you've been having problems with it!
ISAServer.org Chat Transcript for May 8 2003: Date - May 08, 2003; Author - Thomas Shinder; If you missed the chat today, you can check out the transcript here. Hope to see you next week!
Issues in ISA Server Fault Tolerance and Load Balancing: Date - Feb 24, 2003; Author - Thomas Shinder; Are you thinking about improving your ISA Server fault tolerance and load balancing infrastructure? If so, check out this slide show of my ISA Server High Availability talk.
Configuring ISA/VPN Servers to use Network Load Balancing - Part 2: Date - Feb 14, 2003; Author - Thomas Shinder; In the first part of this two part article on using ISA/VPN Servers and NLB, I discussed some of the things you need to consider before implementing a Windows 2000 ISA/VPN Server to use NLB on the external interface. The major rate limiting factors are the VPN client type, and the issue of asymmetric routing of outbound requests from internal network clients. Once you’ve handled those issues, you’re in good shape and ready to roll out your ISA/VPN NLB array
Using NLB with ISA Server Part 3: Configuring NLB Array Parameters: Date - Feb 08, 2003; Author - Thomas Shinder; In the last part of this three part article we finish up our discussion of NLB by going over the details of NLB configuration options.
Using NLB with ISA Server, Part 1: How Network Load Balancing Works: Date - Feb 04, 2003; Author - Thomas Shinder; Have you been thinking of using NLB together with ISA Server to provide fault tolerance and load balancing? Are you curious about what NLB can do and how it works? Then check out this first of a three part series on NLB and get prepared for a salvo of articles on ISA Server NLB!
Configuring Xbox Live: Date - Nov 23, 2002; Author - Aaron Shimmons; Do you use ISA Server as your firewall and also have an Xbox on the internal network? Want to use the Xbox with Microsoft's Xbox live service? While MS doesn't support games behind the ISA Server, Aaron Shimmons will show you, in this article, how to make it work!
The Mystery of the Zip File that Won't Block: Date - Jun 30, 2002; Author - Thomas Shinder; Are you having problems blocking file types? Do those .zip and .exe files still come down the ISA Server pike in spite of you blocking access to those files through Site and Content Rules? Check out this article and see if the answer to your problem lies within
How to allow Symantec Liveupdate access through ISA.: Date - Jan 03, 2002; Author - Steve Moffat; How to allow Symantec Liveupdate access through ISA.
Fix the Windows Update Problem for Web Proxy Clients.: Date - Dec 28, 2001; Author - Thomas Shinder; Prior to upgrading to Windows XP Professional, I used Windows 2000 Professional on my production workstations. I never used the Windows Update feature when I ran the Windows 2000 machines, because sometimes the updates had a bad side effect of whacking the Windows 2000 box. The fixing was always problematic, and I never found a way that was cheap, easy and reliable to get back to where I was before the Update broke the machine.
Making Outlook Express Work with ISA Server Quick Start Guide.: Date - Dec 28, 2001; Author - Thomas Shinder; I don’t think a day goes by without someone asking either how to configure ISA Server to allow Outlook Express to work, or how fix a problem with ISA Server because Outlook Express isn’t working properly. Instead of answering this same question over and over again, I’ve decided to put together this article on how to configure ISA Server to work with Outlook Express, or any other email client that needs access to common email protocols.
Fix for ISA stall when ODBC data source is unavailable.: Date - Dec 19, 2001; Author - Jens Madsen; One weekend I had an ISA server failure due to the SQL server that is used for my logs was unavailable. ISA server stalls its services if the ODBC data source becomes unavailable or when it can’t authenticate to the SQL server.
Fixing the Symantec LiveUpdate Problem.: Date - Dec 19, 2001; Author - Thomas Shinder; Some of you might have noticed that you can’t update your virus definitions using the Norton Antivirus LiveUpdate feature after installing ISA Server. I ran into this one myself a few weeks ago. After a bit of head banging, I found a configuration that should work for everyone.
The Web Proxy Service and Integrated Authentication: Correcting An Error.: Date - Jun 05, 2001; Author - Thomas Shinder; There are times when you think you’re on top of the world, and that you’ve actually mastered a subject. If you ever feel like that you better start worrying because if you’re in the IT industry, grim reality will knock you down so fast it’ll make your head spin! This is a business where not only can you not take for granted what experts say, you can’t even trust things you see with your own eyes!
Solving the Mystery of the VPN/RAS/Web Proxy Client.: Date - May 23, 2001; Author - Thomas Shinder; An issue that came up often a couple of months ago involved problems with web browsing for RAS and VPN clients. The issue was that when a RAS or VPN client dialed into the network, the client was not able to browse the web. This was a big problem because its not realistic to expect the RAS or VPN clients to disconnect from the network in order to access web sites.