Jim Harrison wrote: >What did you expect it to do? I expected that after applying the single NIC template, ISA 2004 would then work as a caching-only server as per the MS Getting Started Guide... http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/isa/2004/plan/gettingstarted_3.mspx#EAAA I'm confused as to why the template didn't take. As you wrote Jim, in response to a post from me on 4th Nov on this list: >Use the "single network adapter" template and move along smartly. ...so I expected no pain! But no such luck. Has anyone had problems with these templates before? I couldn't apply the single NIC template becausde the wizard never reached the its conclusion...the "Finish" button stayed grayed out. But no "hang", nothing in the Event Log. Strange. Anyhoo, I resorted to manual configuration and I learned a lot from it ("every cloud"... etc.) josephk wrote: >Also, as a best practice after you install ISA without templates save >all the system policy and=20 >Default rules, this creates a backup of items that can be quickly >restored before you begin the >Process of creating rules and such. Good point Joseph - and that's one trick I didn't miss! ;=) - Seán Carr ___________________________________________________________ Win a castle for NYE with your mates and Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com