Re: SBS 2003 ISA proxy for FTP fails

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From: David Barnes (david_at_nospam-bitsolve.com)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:03:37 GMT

"Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in message
news:OJ$jl0ugEHA.4092@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> David,
>
> You have a choice here:
>
> 1. Uninstall ISA from your server.
> 2. Install the Firewall Client on the clients.
why? cant ISA proxy the http & ftp requests from clients on it's own?
Proxy2 does and so does wingate?
This is the crux of it.. can ISA perform as a standard proxy server in it's
own right without 'helper' software?

>
> Printers do not need the Firewall Client.
They do if they need to download updates from FTP sites.
More importantly I want to get the Apple MAC and Unix boxes accessing the
internet via [http, https & ftp(read)] proxy.

>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Marina
> Microsoft SBS-MVP
>
> "David Barnes" <david@nospam-bitsolve.com> schreef in bericht
> news:LIMTc.684$Hy2.9414817@news-text.cableinet.net...
> > My SBS 2003 Premium ISA server is NOT working for FTP(Read) proxy
access.
> >
> > Everyone just keeps saying 'load the firewall client'. I 1) don't want
to
> > and 2) have some client systems that I can't load this on.. [some very
> > intelligent postscript printers and some Apple MAC's]
> >
> > Client PC's (all 35 of them)
> > No DG specified (security choice)
> > NOT got the 'proxy firewall client' installed.
> > IE has ISA (SBS) as proxy for HTTP, HTTPS & FTP, and has 'directory
view'
> > disabled
> > goto ftp://ftp.hp.com .. fails and I get:
> > ISA Server: Extended error message:
> > 200 type set to A.
> > 500 Invalid PORT Command.
> >
> > David
> >
> > "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
> > news:eADoAmTgEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > "David Barnes" <david@nospam-bitsolve.com> wrote in message
> > > news:zCSSc.4314$aC2.46428406@news-text.cableinet.net...
> > > > That's all very well, but that doesn't fit my requirements.
> > > > MS Proxy 2.0 did a better job of proxy than this.
> > > >
> > > > If I get what you are saying correct; ISA is no longer a standard
CERN
> > 1.1
> > > > compliant PROXY with windows extensions (as Proxy 2.0 was).
> > >
> > > No David, Proxy2 was no different and ISA can do the same thing it
can.
> > The
> > > Web Proxy works the same way in ISA as it did on Proxy2. Both are CERN
> > > Compliant which means they both provide HTTP, HTTPS, Gopher, and
> > "Read-only"
> > > FTP. They do not supply "full" FTP or any other Protocol using the
Web
> > > Proxy Service other that those I listed.
> > >
> > > How a "Minolta Printer" fits into this!? I have no idea what you are
> > > talking about.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> > > www.wandtv.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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