Re: any logging when ipsec blocks a port? how to determine which ports need to be opened?

From: Mark Swift [MSFT] (mswif_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/24/04


Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:33:54 -0700

You can also enable IPSec Driver dropped packet event logging. Search for
EnableDiagnostics on this page:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsserv/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/sag_ipsec_tools.asp

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"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message 
news:g_uQc.211094$%_6.31020@attbi_s01...
> Not really. The link below is a KB article about troubleshooting ipsec but 
> mostly
> relates to negotiation failures.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;257225
>
> Your best bet would be to use a packet sniffer like Ethereal to see what 
> packets are
> not getting responses from what computers and on what ports. The link 
> below may be of
> help on what ports are necessary for network functioning in a NT4.0 
> domain.  --- 
> Steve
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B179442
>
> Windows NT
>      Client Port(s) Server Port Service
>      1024-65535/TCP 135/TCP RPC *
>      137/UDP 137/UDP NetBIOS Name
>      138/UDP 138/UDP NetBIOS Netlogon and Browsing
>      1024-65535/TCP 139/TCP NetBIOS Session
>      1024-65535/TCP 42/TCP WINS Replication
>
>
> "Les Caudle" <very@tiredofspam.com> wrote in message
> news:i5p4h0phaa5gbkindav51skdb8m2m7vmvd@4ax.com...
>> I'd like to be able to lock down some office machines - so that the users 
>> can
>> share files, browse out thru proxy server, log onto the NT4 PDC domain - 
>> but
>> pretty much lock down everything else.  (is there an faq on this?)
>>
>> As ports are blocked by ipsec during configuration, some necessary ports 
>> may get
>> blocked.  Is there a way to tell which ports were trying to get in and 
>> out (and
>> were blocked) so that ipsec could be tweaked a bit?
>> --
>> Thanks in advance, Les Caudle
>
> 


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