Re: Back-to-Back Firewall Pix & ISA Server 2004



You're pretty much doing it backwards.

The fast-packet-switching firewall (the PIX) should be on the outer-most
side. This firewall runs faster because it has less to do.

The most security intense, authenticating, with the most decision-making
firewall (ISA) should be toward the inner-most side. This firewall runs
slower because it has a lot more to do.


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Understanding the ISA 2004 Access Rule Processing
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Troubleshooting Client Authentication on Access Rules in ISA Server 2004
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/8/918ed2d3-71d0-40ed-8e6d-fd6eeb6cfa07/ts_rules.doc

Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server: Partners
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"Habibalby" <hms__25@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi All,

I have implemented a Setup companion of Pix as a Back-end Firewall and ISA
Server as a front-end Firewall.

Pix has got the Public Interface static IP Address from ISP
Pix has got Internal IP Address 192.168.1.0 Network and Interface is
assigned 192.168.1.1
No Access rules are defined in Pix, it means everything is allowed from
the
Network Behind Pix.

ISA has got two interfaces, External and Internal

External Interface has got an IP Address as part of the Internal Interface
of Pix Firewall 192.168.1.50
Internal Interface has got an IP Address as part of the Corporate Network
128.104.30.12

All internal Clients has got the 128.104.30.12 as the default Gateway.

Internet is working fine, but the DNS is configured in the External
Interface of ISA Server " Which is result in wrong Setup of ISA Server"

All the DNS query out to External should be done via the DNS Server which
is
located in the Corporate Network on 128.104.30.40. and this DNS Server is
configured to forward DNS Queries to the ISP DNS Servers.

The internal Interface of ISA Server is configured with the Corporate
Network DNS Server 128.104.30.40, it can nslookup, but when i query
another
external DNS Server from any clients it won't work. Also, from the DNS
Server
itself the NSLookup to external Domain it doesn't work.

I have the same setup Back-to-Back Firewall, with two ISA Servers and
everything works great.

What is the problem with the pix Firewall then?

Any help or input please welcome



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