connecting to another server

Hi,

I've recently taken over the network at our business and I'm flying by the
seat of my pants on how to do some of the networking tasks and such.

We connect remotely to an afp server to upload files for printing. For some
reason that I can't determine, the service is not working properly. I
recently (within the last month) ran windows update on one of our two servers
(both of which are runing windows server 2003 standard edition). Is this
affecting a firewall somehow? If so, where are the firewall settings located
so at the very least I can turn it off long enough to transfer, then turn it
back on? Additionally, if there is a way to list set locations on a safe
list, I would like to be able to do that so in the future we do not have this
problem If it makes any difference, the computer I'm trying to transfer from
is a Mac.

Something else I noticed that I'm not sure may or may not affect the
operation of our system is that one server shows updates on automatic updates
and the other doesn't. Should the two be running on the same service pack
updates for the optimum compatibility?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Jessica

Phillip
Fri Mar 18 15:24:40 CST 2005

"Jessica M" <Jessica M@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We connect remotely to an afp server to upload files for printing. For
some

"AFP"? You mean FTP?

> reason that I can't determine, the service is not working properly. I
> recently (within the last month) ran windows update on one of our two
servers
> (both of which are runing windows server 2003 standard edition). Is this
> affecting a firewall somehow?

No. You aren't going to change the Firewall config by "accident". Also do
not confuse the Operating System's built in firewall (aka a Host-Based
Firewall) with a Firewall that controls internet access from other
individual machines. The firewall in question is often a spearate piece of
hardware and it not a "computer",...but it is impossible to say from where I
am sitting,...I'm afraid if you don't know what it is or where it is, there
isn't anyone else going to know.

"Flying by the seat of your pants" is no way to deal with today's networking
technology,...you may not realize how far over your head you may be.

> If so, where are the firewall settings located
> so at the very least I can turn it off long enough to transfer, then turn
it
> back on? Additionally, if there is a way to list set locations on a safe
> list, I would like to be able to do that so in the future we do not have
this
> problem If it makes any difference, the computer I'm trying to transfer
from
> is a Mac.

Never test with a Mac. Too often the Mac itself is the problem. Test from a
Windows machine with the normal command-line FTP. The commandline FTP is so
simple it is almost "stupid-proof" becuase their is absolutely nothing to
configure at all as far as the FTP Client is concerned. The second best
thing to test with is probably WS_FTP running on a windows machine. It is
very simple to use and the log will give good details if there is a problem.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

Jessica
Fri Mar 18 17:37:06 CST 2005

Philip,
No, I mean afp... the server I'm trying to connect to is in China and that's
apparently what they use. And yes... I know I'm in over my head, and it is
frustrating but I'm learning things the slow and painful way of trial by
error. I do have outsourced support, but as I'm sure you know it's expensive
and if I can do it myself I will.

At this time, I am leaning towards the solution that there is a problem with
the Mac or with the other server because I tested an ftp (to a different
server) myself and it worked. If you could, are there any other good
resources for incompetents (like myself) blundering through the world of
computers? Every little thing I learn makes my job that much less painful...

Appreciated,
Jessica

Phillip
Tue Mar 22 10:37:33 CST 2005

"Jessica M" <Jessica M@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> No, I mean afp... the server I'm trying to connect to is in China and
that's

AFP? Apple Filing Protocol? Well,..It wouldn't matter, I wouldn't have a
clue as to what to do with anything Mac related. You're probably more well
versed in that part than I am.

> apparently what they use. And yes... I know I'm in over my head, and it
is
> frustrating but I'm learning things the slow and painful way of trial by
> error. I do have outsourced support, but as I'm sure you know it's
expensive
> and if I can do it myself I will.

I did a search with Google and used "afp protocol how" (separate words, no
quotes) as my keywords and came up with several things, but I don't know
anything about your situation to be able to pick anything out of the
results. I never even heard of AFP unitl you mentioned it.

> server) myself and it worked. If you could, are there any other good
> resources for incompetents (like myself) blundering through the world of
> computers? Every little thing I learn makes my job that much less
painful...

There are a lot of sites out there but I don't maintain lists of any and
rarely use any myself. Some are good, some aren't, some contradict each
other. Some of the best results I got was by taking the 4 Cisco CCNA
courses at one of the local colleges. For me, there is no way that reading
something on a computer screen even comes close to comparing to the live, in
person, classroom experience. But the word "Mac" is not likely to come up
in the Cisco Classes.

--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com