Re: [OT] Zone labs firewall or other

["Wayne" <wayne@xxxxxxx>]

Hiya,
I have had similar problems with programs running with W2k and Terminal
Services. If a program decides that it is going to output to the main
console then none of the remote connections can access the popups that
occure.

The only way I have found around this is to use somthing like VNC
(www.realvnc.com) running as a service and connect into this with the
relavent client.

VNC gives you direct access to the main console ie the bit that displays on
the monitor, keyboard and mouse thats plugged into the machine. From there
you can get at messages etc that may be waiting for a responce...

The big limitation with this is you only have one main console to controll
so, although several machines can connect to it, what ever program that is
run is echoed to all.

You might find the best answer is using the two methods - at least untill
Zone Alarm has been 'tamed' :)

Hope this helps!
Wayne.
www.planetWayne.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <ian.bird@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 4:59 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Zone labs firewall or other


> I have a Win2000 server box running under the stairs which has HV,
phone
> logging and other applications running on it. As part of its duties it
> does terminal services for my ePods and a little Internet so it is
good
> common sense to install a firewall. Pre my latest horrid crash (power
> supply/motherboard) I had zonealarm running on it. My problem is that
when
> ever it came up with an alert I could not press the OK button or do
> anything else via remote control (I use radmin). This meant grovelling
> under the stairs to use the local controls and I am getting too old
for
> that!
>
> Does anyone know how I can either get remote control over the
zonealarm
> firewall software or point me at a nice simple firewall for Win2k
server.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ian
>
>
>
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