RE: isa load balancing and logging user name

  • From: "shane mullins" <tsmullins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 11:39:34 -0400

MessageThanks Tom,

    It has options to balance a firewall.  I will dive in, this is a pretty 
cool project.

Shane 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Thomas W Shinder 
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  Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:31 AM
  Subject: [isalist] RE: isa load balancing and logging user name


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  Hi Shane,

  That's quite cool! However, you will need to use Firewall and/or Web Proxy 
clients to get user info into the logs. FWIU, the hardware switch is 
transparent to the clients and the ISA Server, so that could create some 
significant issues if the switch doesn't balancing connections in a "firewall 
friendly" manner.

  HTH,
  Tom

  Thomas W Shinder
  www.isaserver.org/shinder 
  ISA Server and Beyond: http://tinyurl.com/1jq1
  Configuring ISA Server: http://tinyurl.com/1llp


    -----Original Message-----
    From: shane mullins [mailto:tsmullins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
    Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 10:20 AM
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    Subject: [isalist] RE: isa load balancing and logging user name


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    Thanks Tom,

        We have a Cisco 4840G Server Load Balancing switch I was hoping to use. 
 I have tried the NLB and had problems with it, most likely my setup.  I was 
hoping if I disabled anonymous logins and used a secure nat client I could 
capture user info somehow.  I will mess with it this afternoon and let everyone 
know how it turns out.  
        The 4840G SLB switches are pretty cool.  We rcvd two in a grant.  

    Shane 

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Thomas W Shinder 
      To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] 
      Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 10:54 AM
      Subject: [isalist] RE: isa load balaning and logging user name


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      Hi Shane,

      You can configure the Web Proxy and Firewall clients to use NLB too. 
However, if you do configure the Web Proxy clients to use NLB, do not use CARP, 
as you will not realize any benefit and there are potential complications. I've 
read that only SecureNAT clients are supported in an outbound NLB environment, 
but I'm not sure why. I've used it with Firewall clients and haven't noticed 
anything outrageously bad happening :-)  I would highly recommend that you use 
Windows Server 2003 for your ISA Server firewalls if you want to use NLB, 
though. If you use Win2k, then use RainWall to provide NLB services.

      HTH,
      Tom

      Thomas W Shinder
      www.isaserver.org/shinder 
      ISA Server and Beyond: http://tinyurl.com/1jq1
      Configuring ISA Server: http://tinyurl.com/1llp


        -----Original Message-----
        From: shane mullins [mailto:tsmullins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
        Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 9:56 AM
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        Subject: [isalist] isa load balaning and logging user name


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        If one wants to use load balancing (either nlb or hardware) the isa 
clients must be secure nat clients.  Is it possible to still log user info?  I 
am reading Mr Shinder's article on Web Proxy Logs and Reports right now.  But, 
my boss wants me to be sure.  I have told him I don't think it is possible.  

        Thanks 
        Shane 

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