[isalist] Re: Vista Firewall Client

  • From: "Ball, Dan" <DBall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:54:20 -0500

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Yes, there are details about forcing a GPO to re-install that I didn't
describe because they weren't the focus of the question I had.  I guess
a little more explanation is necessary...

The only updates I've seen to the FWC in the mspclnt folder over the
last couple of years were installed by Service Pack or complete ISA
version upgrade.  This was a slightly different scenario in that a new
version of the FWC was released via WSUS/KB instead of via SP.  This
particular version is the only one supported by Vista, so it is a
reasonably important upgrade, but all I had was an install file for a
local machine.  I managed to extract the files from the install file,
and was wondering if I could use those same files to upgrade the FWC
installed via GPO.  A bit of testing shows that does indeed work.

My apologies for confusing you...

-----Original Message-----
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Jim Harrison
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:01 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Vista Firewall Client

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That's exactly the point.
Remember the process t install the FWC over an existing installation?
That hasn't changed.
Thus, simply replacing the files in your GP share isn't going to update
the current bits.


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-----Original Message-----
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ball, Dan
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:21
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Vista Firewall Client

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I've really got to learn to phrase my questions better...  I've been
doing the techniques in those links for years now.

What I was mainly wondering if there was a difference between the
file(s) downloaded via that KB article and the files in the mspclnt
folder (other than a newer version).  They have the same names, so I
tested them and they seem to be working good.  I updated the GPO with
the new version so new computers will get the updated version, so far so
good.

-----Original Message-----
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Jim Harrison
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 2:58 PM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Vista Firewall Client

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You really should try to follow instructions:
http://www.isaserver.org/tutorials/Windows_2000_Software_Management_Auto
matic_Installation_Options_for_Firewall_Clients.html
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838122
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/isa/2004/plan/troubleshooting_fwc.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/isa/2006/firewall_client_share.mspx

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-----Original Message-----
From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ball, Dan
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 05:32
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Re: Vista Firewall Client

As a follow-up to this, I downloaded the client referenced in the KB
article, and extracted the files.  It contains two files, MS_FWC.MSI and
SETUP.EXE, which match the two in the mspclnt folder on the ISA server.


 

Since my installations are via GPO, I'm going to overwrite those two
files in the mspclnt directory with the new versions and push out the
GPO again.  If there is any reason NOT to do this, let me know...

 

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From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ball, Dan
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:58 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] Vista Firewall Client

 

Saw an update on my WSUS server about a Firewall client update for
Vista, so tracked down the KB article about it...

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929556

 

 


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