Henrik
Tue Apr 01 08:07:52 PDT 2008
I agree with Dave in your case, but for users with more clients I would
upgrade to version2 and leave it to default. Then upgrade to version 3 sp1
with the WSUS update that comes downloaded with version 2. Its a straight
forward solution No different than installing ordinary patches for clients
and servers.
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Henrik Arenblad, MCP SBS,
"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:D43D3C86-8717-48D3-95EE-EEF5F44307D0@microsoft.com...
> Are you sure you have ISA installed? It should be ISA that's blocking the
> other firewall from starting, not the other way around. I'm OK with
> ignoring VPN if you don't need it, but I would want to know that ISA is
> installed, and is configured properly with the CEICW.
>
> VPN is generally slower than RWW, but I recommend making sure ISA is
> installed, configured, and running properly.
>
> I'm a WSUS lover, but I confess that for two client PCs, I'd probably use
> Automatic Updates set to auto-install. For the server, AU set to auto
> download and notify. I don't let servers boot unattended if I can avoid
> it, and you don't need this thing to automatically reboot in the middle of
> a backup or while someone is working.
>
>
> "-Draino-" <guest@unknown.com> wrote in message
> news:C71ADCC5-D4D4-4E8F-B609-810854B25658@microsoft.com...
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> Thanks for the info on WSUS. I am only talking about 2 client PC's one is
>> the owner of the company and the other is his helper. Both PC's are XPSP2
>> machines and they both do their own updates with MS.
>>
>> The VPN issue is troubling because the Verizon Westell 327a router has a
>> setting for PPTP pass through and I have enabled it. It shows that port
>> 1723 is forwarded and GRE is enabled. The problem I believe is that I
>> can't access the SBS Premium firewall because RRAS has ipnat.sys running
>> and is blocking access to the firewall. Just before the wizard is about
>> to make changes the window says that it can't configure my firewall but
>> when the wizard actually runs it shows that the firewall IS being
>> configured.
>>
>> I have heard that VPN is slow anyway. I am not sure I would ever use it
>> but I would at least like to get it working.
>>
>> I don't want to mess around with things that I don't need too. The server
>> is running great and RWW is working fine. I can access the server and my
>> 2 workstations using RWW with no issues.
>>
>>
>> D
>>
>>
>>
>> "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote in
>> message news:D46B695A-0484-4C15-B6F7-0DF6BD4F99FB@microsoft.com...
>>> Whether or not to use WSUS is an individual decision. Personally, I
>>> find WSUS one of the most valuable parts of my server, because I no
>>> longer worry about patching client PCs. As importantly, I have a
>>> central console to monitor that the desktops are up to date. (I'm
>>> running SP1 rather than R2 - with R2, WSUS gains even more functionality
>>> due to the monitoring integration).
>>>
>>> You can install WSUS 3 SP1 without first installing WSUS 2. If you
>>> don't already have 2 installed, IMO that would be the way to go. I'm
>>> not sure how an unrelated app would cause WSUS to start reporting
>>> errors, but there are a number of troubleshooting tools available, so if
>>> you run into this again, I recommend fixing rather than uninstalling.
>>>
>>> VPN: In the Server Mgmt Console, go to the Internet tab and run the
>>> "Configure remote access" wizard. From there, make sure GRE is enabled
>>> on the firewalls at both the client and server ends (also known as
>>> Protocol (not port) 47, or sometimes PPTP pass-through). Make sure TCP
>>> port 1723 is open to the SBS. FYI, there are several client-side
>>> firewalls that can block VPN, including WLOC in its default
>>> configuration, and I'm pretty sure the Vista one as well. Disabled GRE
>>> or other firewall settings seem to be the primary cause of VPN issues.
>>> BTW, have you considered RWW as an alternative to VPN?
>>>
>>>
>>> "-Draino-" <guest@unknown.com> wrote in message
>>> news:E65D3982-886C-412D-BA19-67ECCDDB9970@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hey All,
>>>>
>>>> Everything is working on my new SBS2003 Premium Server except VPN. For
>>>> the life of me I can't get this simple thing to work. But that is the
>>>> least of my problems right now.
>>>>
>>>> The ONLY thing I have uninstalled is WSUS 2.0. I was getting an error
>>>> every 5 seconds in the event viewer. My question is can I install WSUS
>>>> 3.1 without reinstalling WSUS 2.0??? And more importantly do I need it?
>>>> NOTHING has been disabled and nothing else has been uninstalled.
>>>>
>>>> My client has had a third party install Xcelerator Software via RDP for
>>>> package tracking and that's when I started getting the WSUS errors. I
>>>> haven't talked to the Xcelerator people but the server is clean with no
>>>> data at all.
>>>>
>>>> Just wondering if WSUS is a needed component on it's own??
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> D
>>>>
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