Wow.. what is the world coming too… now I have to pay $1995 USD to read a Gartner Report in which Microsoft supposedly announce that they will not continue on with ForeFront TMG aka ISA Server anymore… I would have thought that such an announcement would be made to their channel partners via a blog post or something, but no… I need to pay $1995 to see this critical piece of … [Read more...]
How to access Windows Activation Server through ISA or TMG Firewalls
Today I had to create a rule in ISA/TMG for a client to allow any computer to get out to the Windows Activation Servers without the user being given access to other websites. It was pretty simple but I thought I’d share with you all. Basically all the rule has to do is to allow HTTP and HTTPS protocols out from All Protected Networks to 64.4.11.160 (this is a referrer … [Read more...]