If you mean by "AD connector", the ISA schema updates, then that would depend on whether or not you intend to create an ISA array. There are many benefits to doing so, but the ultimate decision factor will probably be money, since the ISA EE costs $3000 USD more per CPU that ISA SE. Jim Harrison MCP(2K), A+, Network+, PCG ----- Original Message ----- From: "GQ" <gquintel@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 05:09 Subject: [isalist] Re: ISA 2000 and Windows NT 4 domains http://www.ISAserver.org > Inline to your questions... > > Jim Harrison > MCP(2K), A+, Network+, PCG > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gquintel@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 11:27 AM > Subject: [isalist] ISA 2000 and Windows NT 4 domains > > > http://www.ISAserver.org > > > Hi All, > > I am new to ISA discussion list and the ISA in general. I am hoping that > someone here and or perhaps Mr. Shinder may have the answer to this > question. > > Here is the scenario: My company has several Win NT 4 domains they > represent functional business units within the company using Proxy server > with a third party plug-in providing content filtering. I have been > charged with the task to try to implement ISA 2000 into our network > environment without harming any productions servers or domains. Hence the > beginning of my dilemma, ISA 2000 will primarily act as a web cache for > internet users and also perform some web publishing in the near future. > > My questions are as follows: > > Can ISA as a web cache product be able to live on Win NT 4, all the info > that I have found suggests that it can but would merely reside in the > registry and I would not better off than keeping Proxy around in that > case. If that is false any info would be greatly appreciated. > > * ISA must be installed on a W2K Server, Advanced Server or Datacenter > Server only > * ISA will cooperate in an NT4 domain structure, but not as an array > > Second if I would to create a separate win 2000 domain and have 2 way > trusts with all the other separate Win NT 4 domains would that give me the > benefits that I hope to harness from ISA. (If so would I have to keep win > 2000 in native mode or in mixed mode.) > > * I wouldn't create two-way trusts; ISA domain should trust the NT4 domains > only. That way, if hte ISA domain is compromised, the bad guys don't have > any rights to the internal domains. > > Thanks for any help in advance > GQ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: > jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') Jim thanks for the info, another question that I have do I need to have the active directory connector intalled I have heard or read about this once to facilitate security and resources access through ISA. ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')