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From: Bill Sanderson on 2 Jan 2010 21:43 RWW is not working? "Mike in Nebraska" <Mike_Webb(a)q.com> wrote in message news:#ktufFAjKHA.2160(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Sure thing, but'll be about 15 hours until I can get there. > > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina(a)rooscomputerworks.nodontwantspam.nl> wrote > in message news:O3oUl7$iKHA.5568(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Hi Mike, >> >> Post the ipconfig/all from server and a client. Pull up the icwlog.txt >> file, scroll down to the end, than *ONLY* copy the lines that start with >> Error 0x800.. here. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Marina Roos >> Microsoft SBS-MVP >> One of the Magical M&M's >> www.smallbizserver.net >> Take part in SBS forum: >> http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=53 >> "Mike in Nebraska" <Mike_Webb(a)q.com> wrote in message >> news:e42Lin$iKHA.5596(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Been many months since I last posted. I'm the 'poster boy' for how NOT >>> to do things with SBS (just do a search on my posts for the last 3-5 >>> years - you'll see). >>> >>> Got myself in a pickle this time and could use some guidance from the >>> seasoned vets on this forum. >>> >>> As of 31 Dec '09, I no longer work for the nonprofit I've been with >>> since 2003; short story - the economy. They kept me on as a contractor >>> to handle IT. I brought my trusty Dell Dimension 8300 home as it had >>> all my tools on it. I had asked about RWW vs. VPN a few weekls ago and >>> the replies convinced me to go with RWW. Theh recommended placing a PC >>> locked in the server room that I could remopte into and then do my work. >>> Couldn't make that happen, and quickly found out that I needed to do >>> things (update the website using Adobe GoLive, update the intranet with >>> SharePoint Designer, etc.) so I thought I'd try a VPN that I'd turn on >>> just when I needed it. Hoo-boy. >>> >>> I got into Server Management > Internet and clicked on the icon to >>> create a remote connection (don't remember the exact verbiage). I then >>> created a Remote Connection Disk, got into ISA 2004 and set it for VPN, >>> then ran CEICW. Right there I ran into problems. The firewall wouldn't >>> configure. No errors in the App or System logs. Nothing I could see in >>> the ISAInfo log. SBS and ISA BPA's were clean. Tried to back out of it >>> in ISA and CEICW - no good. The Montitoring MSDE quit on me next, then >>> I started seeing errors about SQL. (I rebooted a bunch.) Tried to fix >>> SQL 2000 - no good. Tried to fix SQL Server 2005 Express - no good. >>> >>> Then I thought I'd just grab my backup tape (80GB capacity) from the >>> last full backup (done every week). Fired up Symantec Backup Exec >>> (latest version), but ... it uses SQL Server 2005 Express. Without it, >>> my backup does me no good. >>> >>> It was now 4 am (this morning - can't believe I had to pull another >>> all-nighter), so I tried to uninstall/reinstall both versions of SQL - >>> kept failing. Used the advanced uninstall method using Revo Uninstaller >>> (normally my ace in the hole) - kept failing on reinstallation. I quit >>> at 10:30 am this morning and got a short nap before I had to head to my >>> P/T job. >>> >>> I'm now stuck with no ISA (uninstalled hoping I could reinstall fresh >>> and restore the configuration piece by piece) - no good. Even ISA 2000 >>> won't install. >>> >>> I'm gonna have about 5-7 hours tomorrow to fix this (or my wife will >>> revolt!). Other than the obvious (I should have backed up ISA before(!) >>> I did any changes - I've kicked myself plenty alreaxdy), what can I do >>> to get it back? (I can access the internet from our public wireless so >>> I can search for help while in the server room.) >>> >>> Many thanks in advance! >>> (I learned to love SBS - still do - but it can sure be touchy! [At least >>> for this retired Marine.] >>> >>> Mike in Nebraska >>> >> >> > >
From: Mike in Nebraska on 2 Jan 2010 21:52 Nope. Couldn't get the CEICW to complete. Kept "bombing" on the 'firewall' step. Can't get in from the outside with RWW or OWA, but I can't get out from inside the network. Since I couldn't be sure the server (and LAN) were safe without a fully configured firewall, I played it safe and shut down the server. Mike "Bill Sanderson" <bill_sanderson(a)msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message news:A281227D-2C37-413A-838A-8AC56A30CA93(a)microsoft.com... > RWW is not working? > > "Mike in Nebraska" <Mike_Webb(a)q.com> wrote in message > news:#ktufFAjKHA.2160(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Sure thing, but'll be about 15 hours until I can get there. >> >> "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina(a)rooscomputerworks.nodontwantspam.nl> >> wrote in message news:O3oUl7$iKHA.5568(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Hi Mike, >>> >>> Post the ipconfig/all from server and a client. Pull up the icwlog.txt >>> file, scroll down to the end, than *ONLY* copy the lines that start with >>> Error 0x800.. here. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Marina Roos >>> Microsoft SBS-MVP >>> One of the Magical M&M's >>> www.smallbizserver.net >>> Take part in SBS forum: >>> http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=53 >>> "Mike in Nebraska" <Mike_Webb(a)q.com> wrote in message >>> news:e42Lin$iKHA.5596(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> Been many months since I last posted. I'm the 'poster boy' for how NOT >>>> to do things with SBS (just do a search on my posts for the last 3-5 >>>> years - you'll see). >>>> >>>> Got myself in a pickle this time and could use some guidance from the >>>> seasoned vets on this forum. >>>> >>>> As of 31 Dec '09, I no longer work for the nonprofit I've been with >>>> since 2003; short story - the economy. They kept me on as a contractor >>>> to handle IT. I brought my trusty Dell Dimension 8300 home as it had >>>> all my tools on it. I had asked about RWW vs. VPN a few weekls ago and >>>> the replies convinced me to go with RWW. Theh recommended placing a PC >>>> locked in the server room that I could remopte into and then do my >>>> work. Couldn't make that happen, and quickly found out that I needed to >>>> do things (update the website using Adobe GoLive, update the intranet >>>> with SharePoint Designer, etc.) so I thought I'd try a VPN that I'd >>>> turn on just when I needed it. Hoo-boy. >>>> >>>> I got into Server Management > Internet and clicked on the icon to >>>> create a remote connection (don't remember the exact verbiage). I then >>>> created a Remote Connection Disk, got into ISA 2004 and set it for VPN, >>>> then ran CEICW. Right there I ran into problems. The firewall wouldn't >>>> configure. No errors in the App or System logs. Nothing I could see in >>>> the ISAInfo log. SBS and ISA BPA's were clean. Tried to back out of it >>>> in ISA and CEICW - no good. The Montitoring MSDE quit on me next, then >>>> I started seeing errors about SQL. (I rebooted a bunch.) Tried to fix >>>> SQL 2000 - no good. Tried to fix SQL Server 2005 Express - no good. >>>> >>>> Then I thought I'd just grab my backup tape (80GB capacity) from the >>>> last full backup (done every week). Fired up Symantec Backup Exec >>>> (latest version), but ... it uses SQL Server 2005 Express. Without it, >>>> my backup does me no good. >>>> >>>> It was now 4 am (this morning - can't believe I had to pull another >>>> all-nighter), so I tried to uninstall/reinstall both versions of SQL - >>>> kept failing. Used the advanced uninstall method using Revo >>>> Uninstaller (normally my ace in the hole) - kept failing on >>>> reinstallation. I quit at 10:30 am this morning and got a short nap >>>> before I had to head to my P/T job. >>>> >>>> I'm now stuck with no ISA (uninstalled hoping I could reinstall fresh >>>> and restore the configuration piece by piece) - no good. Even ISA 2000 >>>> won't install. >>>> >>>> I'm gonna have about 5-7 hours tomorrow to fix this (or my wife will >>>> revolt!). Other than the obvious (I should have backed up ISA >>>> before(!) I did any changes - I've kicked myself plenty alreaxdy), what >>>> can I do to get it back? (I can access the internet from our public >>>> wireless so I can search for help while in the server room.) >>>> >>>> Many thanks in advance! >>>> (I learned to love SBS - still do - but it can sure be touchy! [At >>>> least for this retired Marine.] >>>> >>>> Mike in Nebraska >>>> >>> >>> >> >>
From: Cliff Galiher on 2 Jan 2010 22:01 Since it sounds like you *have* a backup, is there a reason you can't do a bare-metal restore? Should fix ISA and SQL all at the same time. -Cliff "Mike in Nebraska" <Mike_Webb(a)q.com> wrote in message news:e42Lin$iKHA.5596(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Been many months since I last posted. I'm the 'poster boy' for how NOT to > do things with SBS (just do a search on my posts for the last 3-5 years - > you'll see). > > Got myself in a pickle this time and could use some guidance from the > seasoned vets on this forum. > > As of 31 Dec '09, I no longer work for the nonprofit I've been with since > 2003; short story - the economy. They kept me on as a contractor to > handle IT. I brought my trusty Dell Dimension 8300 home as it had all my > tools on it. I had asked about RWW vs. VPN a few weekls ago and the > replies convinced me to go with RWW. Theh recommended placing a PC locked > in the server room that I could remopte into and then do my work. > Couldn't make that happen, and quickly found out that I needed to do > things (update the website using Adobe GoLive, update the intranet with > SharePoint Designer, etc.) so I thought I'd try a VPN that I'd turn on > just when I needed it. Hoo-boy. > > I got into Server Management > Internet and clicked on the icon to create > a remote connection (don't remember the exact verbiage). I then created a > Remote Connection Disk, got into ISA 2004 and set it for VPN, then ran > CEICW. Right there I ran into problems. The firewall wouldn't configure. > No errors in the App or System logs. Nothing I could see in the ISAInfo > log. SBS and ISA BPA's were clean. Tried to back out of it in ISA and > CEICW - no good. The Montitoring MSDE quit on me next, then I started > seeing errors about SQL. (I rebooted a bunch.) Tried to fix SQL 2000 - no > good. Tried to fix SQL Server 2005 Express - no good. > > Then I thought I'd just grab my backup tape (80GB capacity) from the last > full backup (done every week). Fired up Symantec Backup Exec (latest > version), but ... it uses SQL Server 2005 Express. Without it, my backup > does me no good. > > It was now 4 am (this morning - can't believe I had to pull another > all-nighter), so I tried to uninstall/reinstall both versions of SQL - > kept failing. Used the advanced uninstall method using Revo Uninstaller > (normally my ace in the hole) - kept failing on reinstallation. I quit at > 10:30 am this morning and got a short nap before I had to head to my P/T > job. > > I'm now stuck with no ISA (uninstalled hoping I could reinstall fresh and > restore the configuration piece by piece) - no good. Even ISA 2000 won't > install. > > I'm gonna have about 5-7 hours tomorrow to fix this (or my wife will > revolt!). Other than the obvious (I should have backed up ISA before(!) I > did any changes - I've kicked myself plenty alreaxdy), what can I do to > get it back? (I can access the internet from our public wireless so I can > search for help while in the server room.) > > Many thanks in advance! > (I learned to love SBS - still do - but it can sure be touchy! [At least > for this retired Marine.] > > Mike in Nebraska >
From: Mike in Nebraska on 2 Jan 2010 22:23 I thought of that, and am keepiong it as an option. When I get there in the morning, I'll post what is in my "full backup" so I can get a 2nd set of eyeballs on the contents. If it's correct, I may do it - my hesitation is that what should be a 2-4 hr process usually takes me 2-3 times as long. Mike "Cliff Galiher" <cgaliher(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23VkzvECjKHA.5608(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Since it sounds like you *have* a backup, is there a reason you can't do a > bare-metal restore? Should fix ISA and SQL all at the same time. > > -Cliff > > > "Mike in Nebraska" <Mike_Webb(a)q.com> wrote in message > news:e42Lin$iKHA.5596(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Been many months since I last posted. I'm the 'poster boy' for how NOT >> to do things with SBS (just do a search on my posts for the last 3-5 >> years - you'll see). >> >> Got myself in a pickle this time and could use some guidance from the >> seasoned vets on this forum. >> >> As of 31 Dec '09, I no longer work for the nonprofit I've been with since >> 2003; short story - the economy. They kept me on as a contractor to >> handle IT. I brought my trusty Dell Dimension 8300 home as it had all my >> tools on it. I had asked about RWW vs. VPN a few weekls ago and the >> replies convinced me to go with RWW. Theh recommended placing a PC >> locked in the server room that I could remopte into and then do my work. >> Couldn't make that happen, and quickly found out that I needed to do >> things (update the website using Adobe GoLive, update the intranet with >> SharePoint Designer, etc.) so I thought I'd try a VPN that I'd turn on >> just when I needed it. Hoo-boy. >> >> I got into Server Management > Internet and clicked on the icon to create >> a remote connection (don't remember the exact verbiage). I then created >> a Remote Connection Disk, got into ISA 2004 and set it for VPN, then ran >> CEICW. Right there I ran into problems. The firewall wouldn't configure. >> No errors in the App or System logs. Nothing I could see in the ISAInfo >> log. SBS and ISA BPA's were clean. Tried to back out of it in ISA and >> CEICW - no good. The Montitoring MSDE quit on me next, then I started >> seeing errors about SQL. (I rebooted a bunch.) Tried to fix SQL 2000 - >> no good. Tried to fix SQL Server 2005 Express - no good. >> >> Then I thought I'd just grab my backup tape (80GB capacity) from the last >> full backup (done every week). Fired up Symantec Backup Exec (latest >> version), but ... it uses SQL Server 2005 Express. Without it, my backup >> does me no good. >> >> It was now 4 am (this morning - can't believe I had to pull another >> all-nighter), so I tried to uninstall/reinstall both versions of SQL - >> kept failing. Used the advanced uninstall method using Revo Uninstaller >> (normally my ace in the hole) - kept failing on reinstallation. I quit >> at 10:30 am this morning and got a short nap before I had to head to my >> P/T job. >> >> I'm now stuck with no ISA (uninstalled hoping I could reinstall fresh and >> restore the configuration piece by piece) - no good. Even ISA 2000 won't >> install. >> >> I'm gonna have about 5-7 hours tomorrow to fix this (or my wife will >> revolt!). Other than the obvious (I should have backed up ISA before(!) >> I did any changes - I've kicked myself plenty alreaxdy), what can I do to >> get it back? (I can access the internet from our public wireless so I >> can search for help while in the server room.) >> >> Many thanks in advance! >> (I learned to love SBS - still do - but it can sure be touchy! [At least >> for this retired Marine.] >> >> Mike in Nebraska >>
From: Mike_in_Nebraska on 3 Jan 2010 12:09
On Jan 2, 9:01 pm, "Cliff Galiher" <cgali...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Since it sounds like you *have* a backup, is there a reason you can't do a > bare-metal restore? Should fix ISA and SQL all at the same time. > > -Cliff > > "Mike in Nebraska" <Mike_W...(a)q.com> wrote in messagenews:e42Lin$iKHA.5596(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > > > > Been many months since I last posted. I'm the 'poster boy' for how NOT to > > do things with SBS (just do a search on my posts for the last 3-5 years - > > you'll see). > > > Got myself in a pickle this time and could use some guidance from the > > seasoned vets on this forum. > > > As of 31 Dec '09, I no longer work for the nonprofit I've been with since > > 2003; short story - the economy. They kept me on as a contractor to > > handle IT. I brought my trusty Dell Dimension 8300 home as it had all my > > tools on it. I had asked about RWW vs. VPN a few weekls ago and the > > replies convinced me to go with RWW. Theh recommended placing a PC locked > > in the server room that I could remopte into and then do my work. > > Couldn't make that happen, and quickly found out that I needed to do > > things (update the website using Adobe GoLive, update the intranet with > > SharePoint Designer, etc.) so I thought I'd try a VPN that I'd turn on > > just when I needed it. Hoo-boy. > > > I got into Server Management > Internet and clicked on the icon to create > > a remote connection (don't remember the exact verbiage). I then created a > > Remote Connection Disk, got into ISA 2004 and set it for VPN, then ran > > CEICW. Right there I ran into problems. The firewall wouldn't configure. > > No errors in the App or System logs. Nothing I could see in the ISAInfo > > log. SBS and ISA BPA's were clean. Tried to back out of it in ISA and > > CEICW - no good. The Montitoring MSDE quit on me next, then I started > > seeing errors about SQL. (I rebooted a bunch.) Tried to fix SQL 2000 - no > > good. Tried to fix SQL Server 2005 Express - no good. > > > Then I thought I'd just grab my backup tape (80GB capacity) from the last > > full backup (done every week). Fired up Symantec Backup Exec (latest > > version), but ... it uses SQL Server 2005 Express. Without it, my backup > > does me no good. > > > It was now 4 am (this morning - can't believe I had to pull another > > all-nighter), so I tried to uninstall/reinstall both versions of SQL - > > kept failing. Used the advanced uninstall method using Revo Uninstaller > > (normally my ace in the hole) - kept failing on reinstallation. I quit at > > 10:30 am this morning and got a short nap before I had to head to my P/T > > job. > > > I'm now stuck with no ISA (uninstalled hoping I could reinstall fresh and > > restore the configuration piece by piece) - no good. Even ISA 2000 won't > > install. > Been back at it for about an hour. Couldn't get Backup Exec to install; keeps failing at the SQL Server 2005 Express part. Judt followed the steps in here http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/287320.htm to manually remove all traces. Rebooted and am now trying to install it. If successful, I'll try to do a full restore. > > I'm gonna have about 5-7 hours tomorrow to fix this (or my wife will > > revolt!). Other than the obvious (I should have backed up ISA before(!) I > > did any changes - I've kicked myself plenty alreaxdy), what can I do to > > get it back? (I can access the internet from our public wireless so I can > > search for help while in the server room.) > > > Many thanks in advance! > > (I learned to love SBS - still do - but it can sure be touchy! [At least > > for this retired Marine.] > > > Mike in Nebraska- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - |