ISA 2006 - changing firewall client settings automatically?

[fox1977]

Hi there,

 

I followed the instructions on this post:

Firewall Client doesnt detect ISA 2006 server

I setup DHCP and DNS as described in the post and the client is now automatically detecting the server.

 

The next problem i am up against is that I need to change 50+ firewall clients from manual ISA server to automatically detect the server. I have half of the clients running vista with the latest version of the FW client and the other half are XP Pro. Is there a way I can do this remotely using group policy or something similar. The client works fine if i switch it to auto.

 

Anyone any tips or ideas on how to automatically change the settings on the firewall client.

 

Thanks in advance

[fox1977]

Hi folks,

 

Ive come across the following solutions:

 

- add this following to the logon script:

"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Firewall Client 2004\FwcTool.exe"

SetAutoDetectServer

 

- it is possible to change the autodetection in the common.ini file on the

client. You can distribute the file via logonscript or something else

 

Havent had a chance to try them yet but thought it best to share them with you all

 

Cheers