Re: opening ISA Ports

From: Phillip Windell (_at_.)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:52:40 -0600

What exactly did they give you? Quote it to me verbatim.

What version of ISA? There are two versions and they aren't the same. 

-- 
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"DL" <DL@dl.com> wrote in message
news:5fKdne7Q7o-VcKffRVn-1A@speakeasy.net...
> They gave me port numbers and FQDN, but I do not know whatto do with the
> FQDN for this. I have crated protocal defs before and never seemed to have
> an issue. It could be the app itself, but I do not know for sure.
>
> Is there a way to verify that the incoming port will open as needed on my
> end?
> "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
> news:%2353Kla8KFHA.1156@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > You don't "open ports".  You give users permission to use Protocol
> > Definitions, and the Definitions determine the nature of the traffic.
> > Forget
> > the port scans, they are worthless in this case and have nothing to do
> > with
> > with what you are looking for.
> >
> > More than likely your Protocol Definition is just simply incorrect. The
> > creators of whatever the App is you are dealing with have to give you
the
> > exact specs of what the communication needs,...unfortuneately many
> > programmers don't even fully understand what their own Apps do with
> > respect
> > to that. Too many of them would not know a "Client Source Port" or a
> > "Secondary Connection" if they tripped over one.
> >
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> > www.wandtv.com
> >
> >
> > "DL" <D@D.com> wrote in message
> > news:-YydnctuEeTQhqffRVn-tQ@speakeasy.net...
> >> The firewall client is installed on the user machine.
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Also, is there a way to test if the port is open or closed (maybe it is
a
> >> problem with the application itself
> >>
> >>
> >> "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
> >> news:%23jHOLg0KFHA.508@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> > Did you install the Firewall Client on the machine?  Or is the Client
> >> > Machine and the Access Rule both properly configured to use the
> > SecureNAT
> >> > Service if you don't want to use the Firewall Service?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -- 
> >> >
> >> > Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> >> > www.wandtv.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "DL" <DL@dl.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:wuGdnVcweo6eRaTfRVn-jw@speakeasy.net...
> >> >> I have an application on one workstation that needs ports openend to
> >> >> operate. I created the protocol definitions to open the ports and
> > create
> >> >> a
> >> >> rule for use. The ports still show closed if I do a port scan and
the
> >> >> application is still not working. Anyone have any ideas where else
to
> >> > look?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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