Forefront 2010 as my firewall solution, suitable?

Posted by blade on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by blade
Published on 2010-04-10T17:37:51Z Indexed on 2010/04/10 17:43 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 384

Filed under:

windows-server-2008

|

forefront-2010

Hi,

I need to lock down my Windows Server. Is Forefront 2010 ideal for my circumstances? These are:

-I am the single user of my server -I RDP from other machines (eg the laptop). -I currently have no solution/using windows firewall (how good is this?).

Thanks

© Server Fault or respective owner

Related posts about windows-server-2008

Password policy problem windows server 2008

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
Hi, I'm creating a domain and I need to make users that can have an empty password but administrators have to comply with password complexity how to I solve this problem? Thanks in advance >>> More
SAP DCOM Connector on Windows Server 2008

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
Does anybody know, if it is possible to use the "old" SAP DCOM Connector on a Windows Server 2008 ? I want to migrate a old ASP Web Solution with DCOM Connection to SAP from Windows 2000 Server to Windows 2008 Server. When I try to install the DCOM Connector I get the Error Message: "Setup could… >>> More
Windows Server 2008 R2: AD Module for Windows PowerShell

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
Windows Server 2008 R2 includes a new Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell, a consolidated group of 76 cmdlets that can perform a host of tasks against Active Directory's various services. >>> More
Windows Server 2008 Directory Services, Group Policy Preferences - More Control Panel Settings

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
In Windows Server 2008, Group Policy Preferences makes it possible to reap the chief benefits of an Active Directory environment by simplifying client management. Control Panel Settings nodes in the Group Policy Management Editor makes this possible. >>> More
Windows Server 2008 R2: Introducing the AD Administrative Center

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
The Active Directory Administrative Center in Windows Server 2008 R2 is a significant improvement over its predecessor. Although not without limitations, it offers beefed-up management of AD objects, new navigation capabilities, better task-based management options, and improvements to the properties… >>> More

Related posts about forefront-2010

Forefront 2010 as my firewall solution, suitable?

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
Hi, I need to lock down my Windows Server. Is Forefront 2010 ideal for my circumstances? These are: -I am the single user of my server -I RDP from other machines (eg the laptop). -I currently have no solution/using windows firewall (how good is this?). Thanks >>> More
Network outside internal not reaching TMG Forefront 2010 (Hyper-V environment)

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
Below is my environment: I have 1 physical machine running Windows 2008 R2, with the Hyper-V role. This machine has 3 physical NICs: One for Internet One for Internal Network One for Wireless Network All 3 have their respective Virtual Networks in Hyper-V, and I have an extra Private virutal… >>> More
Forefront 2010 Antispam vs Exchange 2010 Antispam?

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
They look pretty similar, do they work together or independently? For example you have content filtering in Forefront where you can specify SCL barriers, just like in Exchange. However theres no where to specify the Spam mailbox. So will the spam mailbox still be used if I configure this in Forefront… >>> More
Forefront TMG vs pfSense

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
We currently run pfSense with no problems, however we are looking at TMG as it is included in our partner subscription to MS and allows Windows 7 DirectConnect features to our domain for off-site users. I have had a google, but there don't seem to be any comparisons of TMG to pfSense. Anyone have… >>> More
Redundancy and Automated failover using Forefront TMG 2010 Standard between Production-DR site ?

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
Hi, I'm using MS TMG 2010 Standard as my single firewall to publish my Exchange Server and IIS website to the internet, however it is just one VM in the DMZ network with just one network card (vNIC), what sort of redundancy method that is suitable for making this firewall VM redundant / automatically… >>> More