Re: New to ISA

From: Lefteris Vladimiros \(MCT\) (notvalid_at_antispam.com)
Date: 06/25/04


Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 04:07:21 +0300

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"Jimmy Boy" <jhayes@verilet.com> wrote in message
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> hi i am new to ISA and so far this is what i understand and wanted to
check
> if this is correct.
>
> Protocol rules are used to allow clients inside your networ to go out to
the
> internet.
>
Correct, based on what protocols they will want to use
> Ip packet filters- what ports are open on your network, (this is where you
> do NATing as well right?)
The ports that will open are for the external interface of ISA Server
itself, or any services on a perimeter network (using an ISA Server with 3
interfaces, one internal, one external, one perimeter, with client computers
having public ip addresses) that you might want to have. Remember, Packet
filters do not take advantage of the ISA Server advanced security features
such as application-layer filtering etc...
So basicly, If you are using packet filters, that means you are seting up
rules for routing, not NATing!
ISA Server 2000 can't use packet filters for NATed clients.
> Site and content rules- This one seems a little redundant to protocol
rules
> as it blocks traffic going out.
>
Well protocol and site and content rules work together to allow/deny access
to external resources. Both of them are processed when an internal client
wants to access an external resource. First the client has to be explicitly
allowed access through the protocol rules, then it has to be explicitly
allowed access through a site & content rule.
> All i want to do is NATing to my internal web servers and internet access,
> so from what i can understaing the three access policies above is where i
> will be working on, right?
>
For internal clients to access the internet, use protocol and site and
content rules
For allowing external clients to access resources to the internal network
use web & server publishing rules
For allowing external clients access perimeter resources, and/or allowing
perimeter clients to access the external resources use packet filters.
NOTE: When reffering to internal clients, these are the ONLY ones specified
(by IP address -- private) on the Local Area Table (LAT) configuration on
ISA Server. Never add non-internal (ie external or perimeter ip addresses -- 
public) on the LAT, or it will break any attempt to correctly setup ISA
Server.
> also am i correct at to what each of the policies above are used for? any
> additional explanation is welcomed.
Well I guess this covers some of the basics... Check out www.isaserver.org
for info on how to configure these various rules and more information.
>
> thanks,
>
Thanks for asking,
Lefteris
>


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