Weren't you still on NetBEUI just last week? Heh.
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 17:52, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> wrote: > I’ll probably no longer do so either, but I’ve run Windows without protocol > stacks installed/bound previously, and if there’s a dependency, I’d like to > see it documented. > > > > Otherwise there shouldn’t be a checkbox next to the protocol that makes it > just as easy to disable as File and Print sharing, which you can disable > with relative impunity. > > > > -sc > > > > From: Free, Bob [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:41 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > I think that’s expected as it’s the party line from a Microsoft Techwriter. > I believe it gets the point across. With what I heard from the PFE that I > can’t elaborate on, what Michael alluded and a few other cases I’ve heard of > I’m not going to risk disabling it on my servers. It’s not worth it. > > > > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 4:12 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > That’s unfortunately nebulous. > > > > -sc > > > > From: Free, Bob [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 4:24 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > The Argument against Disabling IPv6 > > It is unfortunate that some organizations disable IPv6 on their computers > running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, where it is installed and > enabled by default. Many disable IPv6-based on the assumption that they are > not running any applications or services that use it. Others might disable > it because of a misperception that having both IPv4 and IPv6 enabled > effectively doubles their DNS and Web traffic. This is not true. > > > > From Microsoft's perspective, IPv6 is a mandatory part of the Windows > operating system and it is enabled and included in standard Windows service > and application testing during the operating system development process. > Because Windows was designed specifically with IPv6 present, Microsoft does > not perform any testing to determine the effects of disabling IPv6. If IPv6 > is disabled on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or later versions, some > components will not function. Moreover, applications that you might not > think are using IPv6—such as Remote Assistance, HomeGroup, DirectAccess, and > Windows Mail—could be. > > > > Therefore, Microsoft recommends that you leave IPv6 enabled, even if you do > not have an IPv6-enabled network, either native or tunneled. By leaving IPv6 > enabled, you do not disable IPv6-only applications and services (for > example, HomeGroup in Windows 7 and DirectAccess in Windows 7 and Windows > Server 2008 R2 are IPv6-only) and your hosts can take advantage of > IPv6-enhanced connectivity. > > > > http://207.46.16.252/en-us/magazine/2009.07.cableguy.aspx > > > > > > > > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:05 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > I’ve had IPv6 disabled on several Win2K8 servers as well without problem as > far as I can tell also. > > > > -sc > > > > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:04 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > I've had IPV6 disabled on Vista since forever and have never had any issues > talking to my WSUS server. > > > > More than likely "they" had something else going on and accidentally fixed > it at the same time they re-enabled IPV6. > > > > Carl > > > > From: Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:00 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > I would add Vista and 7 as well but I have not done a lot of testing on that > issue. I know some of the products like WSUS were having an issue with > Vista clients not having IP6 turned on. I don't remember what the issue was > but they had problems connecting reliably to the server. > > > > Jon > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Free, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes bad on any 2008 server > > > > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 6:15 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > Can you answer this: Is it bad to do it on any 2008 machine, or just a 2008 > machine that will host Exchange? > > > > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 7:22 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > There are known problems with doing so. And, unfortunately, before you ask > me what they are – I’m not allowed to say. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:18 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > Ok! I’ll try to find it again. > > > > Curious though, as to why it’s such a bad idea… > > > > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 6:15 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > Sam – > > > > DON’T DO THAT. Dramatic enough? :-) > > > > And like Carl asked, I’m interested to know where you read it. ‘Cuz I’ll try > to get it fixed. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:37 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > Where'd you read that? > > > > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:33 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > IP6 is disabled on the NIC(s). Something I read to do when introducing > Ex2010 into an IPv4 environment. > > > > From: Free, Bob [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 4:20 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > What do you mean by ip4 only? > > > > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:45 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > Having a terrible time getting an RDP session open to my first Srv08 > server. Works 50% of the time. Have to fire up the VMware Console to > connect. Once I log in through the console, I can then connect to the > Srv08. > > > > Firewall is disabled. ip4 only. > > > > ??? > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:41 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > That’s the same version I have (Win7 ultimate x64). > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:35 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > > > I have 6.1.7600; thought 7.x was out... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
