Re: Config OWA with web server & Exchange Server

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 10/22/04


Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:50:25 -0400

Tom wrote:
>> Although I'd still wonder why you'd want a public webserver hosted
>> on your
> LAN at all, let alone on a terminal server.
>
> Mainly b/c we needed http access to Citrix for remote use. What
> would you do? Put a box in a DMZ and re-direct to the Citrix?

Is it only doing TS/Citrix? I presumed you were using it as a webserver
proper. Why open port 80 to it rather than 443 only, btw?
>
>>> We have two IP's assigned to us, using only one.
>>> So another address is no problem. Need some help with the one-to-on
>>> Nat though. Do you know of any docs on this?
>>
>> Depends on your router/firewall...what are you using?
>
> Netscreen ns5gt.

K - check their documentation - I don't know them.
>
>> He doesn't need BES or POP to use a BB. The desktop redirector will
>> do this for him if he leaves his computer logged in (lock the
>> console while he's away). This is not ideal (BES is better) but at
>> least he can use his Exchange mailbox and keep everything
>> centralized. Running setup on the workstation from the BB CD will
>> let you select this option.
>
> I thought about that, but his other PC is a laptop. I wasn't to keen
> on leaving a PC on all the time either. He was Jones'in to get email
> and I thought this option would work until I figure out how to
> deploy the web option.

Check out the Blackberry web client...altho' it won't work with Exchange. Or
get another desktop for the redirector, keep it in the server room?
>
> Thanks for your help - I'm on a steep learning curve with this stuff.
>
> ts
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Tom wrote:
>>>> So your Citrix is running on SBS2003? Why? Why SBS in that case?
>>>> You know you can have only one SBS server in a domain.....do you
>>>> have two different SBS domains for some reason?
>>>
>>> I stand corrected. The Exchange/File server is SBS2003. The
>>> Citrix/Webserver is Windows Server 2003 Standard.
>>
>> Ah, OK....that's better. Although I'd still wonder why you'd want a
>> public webserver hosted on your LAN at all, let alone on a terminal
>> server.
>>>
>>>>> Port 80/443 traffic gets routed to the webserver.
>>>>
>>>> There's the issue. How many public IPs do you have from your ISP?
>>>> If you can do a one-to-one NAT using another public IP in your
>>>> firewall/router, you can use that IP for your OWA ...
>>>
>>> Ok, I'm a novice. We have two IP's assigned to us, using only one.
>>> So another address is no problem. Need some help with the one-to-on
>>> Nat though. Do you know of any docs on this?
>>
>> Depends on your router/firewall...what are you using?
>>>
>>> I recommend setting up OWA for SSL only. I'm not sure how easy it is
>>> to change the port it listens on...
>>>
>>> Don't know either. I'll have to check into it.
>>
>> Won't be needed if you have another IP address...
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Port 25 and 110 to the Exchange server.
>>>> If you don't have external POP users, disable 110
>>>
>>> Right now, I have one user that needs it b/c he's got a Blackberry
>>> PDA. We're not big enough for Blackberry for Exchange, so, until I
>>> get OWA working, I need to keep him on POP3. Unless of course, you
>>> have more experience w/this and a better idea.
>>
>> He doesn't need BES or POP to use a BB. The desktop redirector will
>> do this for him if he leaves his computer logged in (lock the
>> console while he's away). This is not ideal (BES is better) but at
>> least he can use his Exchange mailbox and keep everything
>> centralized. Running setup on the workstation from the BB CD will
>> let you select this option.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tom wrote:
>>>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We've got two servers - our Web/Citrix box and an Exchange/File
>>>>>>> Server box. Am trying to configure OWA. I need some help/docs
>>>>>>> with setting up OWA in this scenario. I've tried configuring,
>>>>>>> but keep getting "Page not found" or "page cannot be displayed"
>>>>>>> errors. Tried logging in on both http and https. I got it to
>>>>>>> work once on the Exchange box by entering
>>>>>>> localhost/exchange/accountname, but now that doesn't even work
>>>>>>> anymore.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for your help
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> tom
>>>>>>
>>>>>> More info needed. Your Citrix/web server isn't relevant here,
>>>>>> unless you're using OWA for E 5.5 on that server. What's your
>>>>>> setup? What version of Exchange?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> We have SBS 2003 on both servers with Exchange 2003 on the
>>>>> mail/file server.
>>>>> So we have a single server intall of Exchange.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I do have the
>>>>> RPC/HTTP setup bw the two servers, but that shouldn't be relevant
>>>>> to OWA (I think).
>>>>
>>>> Nope.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I recommend setting up OWA for SSL only. I'm not sure how easy it
>>>> is to change the port it listens on....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Port 25 and 110 to the Exchange server.
>>>>
>>>> If you don't have external POP users, disable 110.
>>>>>
>>>>> ts



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