Things that Aren t Group Policy but Look Like Group Policy

Things that Aren't Group Policy but Look Like Group Policy

Windows Server 2003 is a big place. There are a lot of nooks and crannies, and occasionally things start to look similar, even though they're unrelated. Indeed two sections inside Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 sometimes look like they might have some tie-ins to Group Policy. Actually, they're totally separate.

Terminal Services

Both Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 come with a built-in Terminal Services service. To configure the service in Windows 2000, you have only one optionuse the Terminal Services Configuration utility.

Don't let the little binary 1/0 icons fool you into thinking this window is Group Policy related . It is not. However, Windows 2003 does have multiple policy settings, and once they are set, the outcome is reflected in this window. (See Chapter 3 for information about how to locate the applicable policy settings.)

Routing and Remote Access

Routing and Remote Access (RRAS) allows users to connect to Windows 2003 servers over dial-in or VPN (virtual private network) connections, among other functions. To specify who can and cannot get through the gates, Windows Server 2003 has a facility to create rules to allow or deny access. Those rules happen to be called "Policies," as shown in Figure 1.26.

Figure 1.26: RRAS policies are not associated with Windows 2003 Group Policy.

Don't let the little "scroll" icons fool you into thinking these are somehow related to Group Policy. They're not.