Troubleshooting

Tips for resolving common errors and configuration issues

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Error: Configuration container search failed

Getting ISA alerts that say Message from FlexAuth: Authentication function returned LDAP error 0x20 in ldap_search_s. Configuration container search failed.

Packet tracing

What is a packet trace and how can it help me?

Authentication and Agreement pages load slowly

Why do FlexAuth and WebTOS seem to serve the authentication and agreement pages slowly / in pieces?

WebDirect blocking all requests

Why does WebDirect block all requests with an "expired" message after the evaluation period?

ISA can't load the web filter

Why does ISA Server fail to load the web filter after installation?

500 or 403 error

For ISA 2004 SP2 and higher, hitting a WebDirect rule results in an error.

Certificate Wizard error

The ClearTunnel certificate wizard may fail with an RPC error even when all fields are correct. There are two possible solutions.

OnRouting error in Alerts/Event log

HTTPS pages don't display; "OnRouting could not set the forwarding request pending event" errors are logged in the ISA alerts.

SecureNAT connections fail with Captivate

When you configure Captivate to authenticate SecureNAT users, the connections are blocked, or the captive portal screen is never shown.

Web filters are not working

You have installed a web filter and it appears to be having no effect even though you configured the settings properly.

Installation on Server Core

AuthLite can be installed on 2008 Server Core R2, but not R1 because it lacks the .NET framework

RDP and Network Level Authentication

The RDP client version 6 and later collect credentials before establishing a remote session. AuthLite credentials cannot be entered here, so extra measures must be taken to log in as an AuthLite integrated user.

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