The only thing that would probably have to communicate with the SQL server is the WUG server; therefore, a good security config might help prevent that particular threat.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Schmidt Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 1:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WhatsUp Forum] Running What's Up Gold as a service Will we be able to choose whether or not to use the SQL server for storing the program data? I am not sure I want to maintain an additional SQL server, especially the desktop edition. Microsoft hasn't been very good at supporting it, thus we end up with problems like SQL Slammer. Jason Schmidt Network Administrator UW-River Falls 715-425-3733 Pete Jenney wrote: >Hi Gang, > >We've listened and have addressed it. If any of you who have tried out the >brand new *Ipswitch WhatsUp Small Business* product you will have noticed that >it is a true client/server application, and the server runs as a service. >There are also a whole bunch of other things in the product that you'll find >interesting too including a fresh UI, a new reporting system, and it runs on >top of SQL Server. Check it out. WhatsUp Small Business is way too small for >most of you guys, but you can use it to get an idea where the next "Gold" >product is heading. > >Oh, and by the way, its spelled Mr. Ipswitch, not IPswitch ;-) > >Cheers! > >pete.;1 > >-)-------------- >Peter H. Jenney > >Product Management >Ipswitch >10 Maguire Rd. >Lexington, MA 02421 >http://www.ipswitch.com > >Direct: +1 (781) 676.5755 >Mobile: +1 (603) 264.3961 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dowling, Steve >Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 11:40 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Running What's Up Gold as a service > >Folks, > >My $0.02 worth says: > >One of the nice things about running WUG as a service is that you can run the >service as a specified account, not yourself. This let us define an account >with only just enough priv to access Windows services. >I'd hate to have a privileged account permanently logged in. > >For editing maps, is it reasonable (in your organisations) to keep the 'master >copy' of the maps on a management station somewhere, do the edits on that >machine, then copy the updated maps to the main WUG server? All you have to >do now is to restart the service. > >For the record, though; "Hey Mr IPswitch? Could we please have the >interactive session running at the same time as the service? Even just enough >to edit the maps and update the service? Please?" > >Steve Dowling > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Jeff Cook >Sent: Saturday, 12 June 2004 6:28 AM >To: Jay Drew; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Running What's Up Gold as a service > > >I agree. This is a real pain. So I setup Windows to logon at boot. >Then WUG runs from the logon script. I then have the station locked. >I'm the only one that uses the console so I don't have the user issues. >I don't like it, but it does work. > >-----Original Message----- > >From: "Jay Drew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: 6/10/04 1:48:45 PM > >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Running What's Up Gold as a service > > > >My security rules will not allow me to leave the WUG server logged in when > > >the person is not in presence. I have to run as a service. > >I'll join the chorus singing the woes about stopping the service to bring > >up the GUI and then back when you've finished the editing. > > > >Any solution that requires a human presence to log on to an account to > >restart WUG should the machine restart is not viable. > > > >Jay Drew > >LLNL > > > > >********************************************************************** >This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain privileged >information or confidential information or both. If you are not the intended >recipient please delete it and notify the sender. >********************************************************************** > >Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >to be removed from this list. > >An Archive of this list is available at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > > >Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >to be removed from this list. > >An Archive of this list is available at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
