RE: ISA Reboots Periodically (losing confidence qui ckly)
- From: "Cornel Chirila Bucuresti" <c.chirila@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 08:48:47 +0300
This (OSI Layer 8) is mostly the source off all problems. LOL.
Never heard this words until now.
Great LOL.
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From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA Reboots Periodically (losing confidence qui ckly)
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> Hi Shawn,
>
> BINGO. I'd put on my wish list a vendor certification process the proves
> the add-on won't cause runaway firewall or Web proxy services. There are
> a few unusual configs that generate KB articles that can cause service
> problems, but I only very rarely run into them. The most common probems:
>
> 1. Misconfiguration -- true for all firewalls, not just ISA
> 2. Layer 1 problems --hardware is broken, very common with cheapo
> components flooding the market, even in high dollar hardware
> 3. Layer 8 problems -- lack of skill and knowledge, as well as politics,
> that cause problems with systems that we need to connect to
>
> I wouldn't even put primary ISA Server problems, that is to say, a clean
> machine, in the top ten.
>
> HTH,
> Tom
>
> Thomas W Shinder
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Quillman Shawn (RBNA/CIT1.1) *
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 12:22 PM
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> ckly)
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> Ditto. We've got 150,000ish people running through multiple ISA boxes
> worldwide (for proxy). Works great. Installed for other clients also
> with
> great success. I would go so far as to say it's one of Microsoft's
> premier
> products in terms of stability. In my experience it simply does not go
> down
> without the help of third party forces. I'm not the world's greatest MS
> fan, but definite Kudos to the ISA team.
>
> -Shawn
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David V. Dellanno [mailto:ddellanno@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 12:29 PM
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> Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA Reboots Periodically (losing confidence
> quickly)
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> Hi Mike,
> I wouldn't throw your hands up just yet. I've had ISA working
> since it's release. I have also install many ISA servers for companies
> and I out of all the services ISA never had a reboot issue yet (knock on
> sillicon). Now don't laugh but my ISA is sitting on a generic (built
> with ME! two hands) P1 -166Mhz with 128MB, yes you heard it correctly,
> P166 128MB, Windows 2000 Server and it has been rock solid. Yes its
> definitely time for an upgrade but there are poor engineers out in the
> world. With no unexpected reboot events (wooyoo!).
>
> Are all six ISA boxes reboot unexpectedly? Have you attempted
> to install ISA on a complete different hardware system yet, to verify
> that its not hardware related? What have you done so far for
> touble-shooting?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike-TechniSource [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 11:19 AM
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> Subject: [isalist] ISA Reboots Periodically (losing confidence quickly)
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>
> Hello,
>
> This is really getting on my nerves in a major way.
>
> About 2-3 times per day (sometimes more), our ISA Box reboots - and all
> the Event Viewer can tell us, is that the "System Shutdown Unexpectedly"
> (well no duh) - and there is nothing else of any value whatsoever, that
> tells us what it may have been.
>
> This is totally unacceptable - and I need to get to the bottom of it.
> Honestly - I've installed about 6 ISA Boxes - in several different
> corporate environments - and I am quickly losing confidence in ISA
> Server - as it just does not run like a true corporate firewall should.
> In every case, we install the software in a Windows 2000 domain
> environment, on ultra-quality Servers, SP1 & FP1, Windows 2000 SPx (the
> latest), etc. We are always patched with the latest software upgrades,
> and I own every ISA Book written (so needless to say, I do my homework).
> What could this be?
>
> ISA Server may be wonderful - but it's only as good as the Machine, and
> Operating System that it runs on top of. Maybe it's time to purchase an
> Internet Appliance for this mission critical task - as I can't bank my
> life on something that is unreliable.
>
> Is ISA Server truly a corporate solution??? Are all of you having good
> luck in general with the Software?
>
> I searched the Infobase on MS's site - and it comes back with NOTHING
> regarding random reboots, and other such topics. Is there anything I
> can check, that can narrow down why this is happening to us? Is it an
> attack potentially?
>
> I would appreciate any information that could help us out.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
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