Agreed. -sc
> -----Original Message----- > From: tony patton [mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com] > Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 7:00 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: What is the latest version of RDP client for Win7? > > To me, that just show that MS have a gaping big hole in their test plans. > As a lot of organisations are still on IPv4 and don't use IPv6, to me not testing > the effects of disabling IPv6 is a major fail. > > It's a bit like "We won't test it on a 32-bit OS, because we want everyone to > use 64-bit." > > Regards > > Tony Patton > Desktop Operations Cavan > Ext 8078 > Direct Dial 049 435 2878 > email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com > > > > From: > "Free, Bob" <r...@pge.com> > To: > "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Date: > 18/02/2010 21:25 > 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:scaes...@caesare.com] > 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:c.house...@gmail.com] > 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:jk.har...@gmail.com] > 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 <r...@pge.com> wrote: > Yes bad on any 2008 server > > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] > 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:mich...@smithcons.com] > 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:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] > 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:mich...@smithcons.com] > 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:c.house...@gmail.com] > 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:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] > 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:r...@pge.com] > 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:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] > 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:mich...@smithcons.com] > 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:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] > 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... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ========================================================== > ========== > http://www.quinn-insurance.com > > This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. The contents > should not be copied nor disclosed to any other person. 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