For remote Admin, you can use VNC as opposed to command line based stuff as well. It will allow you all the functionality per se as PC Anywhere except remote dial in. There are several programs available for locking down IIS but to a degree you also have to keep in mind, you get what you pay for. As far as fire walling goes, I am sure you could muster up an old machine and run Coyote Linux or GNAT.
Chris Chandler MCSE Windows 2000 & NT4, A+, Network +, MCP-I -----Original Message----- From: Sean W. Bravener [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 2:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Help with Win2000 Server. Well since budget is an issue you can do a search on MS technet for iis security. There are several programs there that will help you lock down a server. You should of course set it to log EVERYTHING related to the services you have going. And when you get a chance try and hit the budget up for some sort of third party firewall product. The e-mail server I haven't got a clue and will gladly say as much. Something you might be able to do instead of pcanywere is use terminal services web client (free)it will not give you the "live" view of the desktop but it will allow you to access the server and do stuff remotely. These are just my idea sand I am sure other people will have other ideas so do with them what you will. Sean ________________________________________________ Sean W. Bravener [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: TGW [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (spam)] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 4:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Help with Win2000 Server. Hello all. I am a Programmer/Administrator, and I need help with 1 server of mine. Just ideas, not money. :-) Well, this guy i work for, has a win2k server at an ISP servers farm, connected to the internet, with an ext IP. (192.XXX.XXX.XXX). Since he is cheap, he won't authorize me buy (almost) any software. Of course the win2k server is licensed, but he won't pay for anything else, so we are in the freeware market - I won't go pirate. My questions: This server should be a web (IIS based) server, Mail server, and optionally FTP server. I know it's quite a lot, even for a Dual PIII700, but that's the budget. 1) I reckon I need a software firewall. any ideas? 2) as a mail server I am using Mercury/32 from Pegasus. cons? 3) I need a remote control program. pcanyware10.5? ( I know it'll cost me, but i think i can make him buy this one too) 4) is there any more security software I should use? Please don't answer with " You need a DMZ with 3 servers, a honeypot , a log server"... I know all that. I've been a Linux Admin for about a year, and built it from scratch. It's the windows security I feel puzzled about. So, please, contribute all your 2cents. :-) TIA. Idan.
