Re: opening firewall ports on multiple IP mail server

From: Dana Netz (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/10/04


Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 17:45:35 -0700

I'm not sure if my software supports what you are talking
about. I also need to open these firewall ports for the
IIS on my other hosted domains. Same deal, if I open
port 8000 on the computer's primary IP then I cannot open
port 8000 on any of the IPs of the other hosted domains.

>-----Original Message-----
>You should have used one IP# for all domains. You
configure the mail server
>itself to listen for and process mail for serveral
Domains but it still all
>comes in at the same IP# on the same "service". It is
the mail server itself
>that separates out all the messages for different
domains after it receives
>them.
>
>Think about ISPs, they may have 1000's of customers,
they don't setup a
>whole new mail service on a different IP# everytime a
customer wants their
>domainname in the email address.
>
>--
>
>Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
>www.wandtv.com
>
>
>"Dana Netz" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:279401c47dc2$c0cd3d60$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> Howdy,
>> We have a Server 2003 machine that has multiple IP
>> addresses to service several mail domains. The primary
>> address for the machine is .133 and it is hosting mail
>> services on addresses .144 thru .148. How can I open
>> ports for the other IPs? I open port 25, for example
>> on .144 and the system won't let me open port 25
>> on .145. Or should I try? If I only need to open one
>> port then which address should it be?
>>
>> Thanks in advance. Dana
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>



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