If you have installed SBS 2003 SP1 to your Premium SBS install, but have chosen NOT to install ISA 2004 as yet, then you may be having VPN issues. I ran across this issue this week in a site that we inherited. Found the answer in an MS KB -http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=897651 Many thanks to Merv Porter for finding that one for me! … [Read more...]
What is a logoff script and how can I use one?
Most people know about using logon scripts, but few know that you can actually put in place a logoff script which is executed when the user logs off the network. So what can you do with these scripts? Things like using them to delete temporary files various folders etc and clearing out things like that from the computer that the user has used. The following MS KB articles … [Read more...]
Is Remote Web Workplace with RDP more secure than VPN?
One of the killer features of Small Business Server 2003 is the Remote Web Workplace - RWW for short. Within it you can access many internal resources using nothing more than a simple web browser. One of the key features that most people use is the "Connect to my computer" feature - often in fact many people call THIS single feature RWW which only serves to confuse issues at … [Read more...]
How can I upload .EXE and other file types to my Sharepoint Companyweb?
By default the Companyweb is designed to block the uploading of files of a certain type. You can easily change this, but be warned, this setting is a server level setting and once you change it, ANY site or subsite you create on your server will allow these types of attachments. You need to consider Antivirus software specifically for sharepoint. This is due to the fact that … [Read more...]
What is Remote.dll?
Remote.dll is the actual backend of the RWW system. It was created by the SBS 2003 development team to pass data through from the external port 4125 to the internal port of 3389 for the RDP sessions, among other things. It s basically the engine of RWW, located in the c:\inetpub\wwwroot\remote directory. It s not the type of thing you should be messing with at all, but I … [Read more...]