Re: Proxy and Firewalls

Thanks for sugestions,
When I use RWW, after sign on , I select option -
"Use my company's internal Web site"
This in turn uses port 444 and no go, I still can not get to sharepoint.
Am I missing something obvious?


""Charles Yang [MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for using this newsgroup. Thanks for Cris's valuable suggestions.
>
> Issue description:
> ==============
>
> According to your description, I understand that you encountered some
> problem when accessing the companyweb from internet.
>
> Analyzing and suggestions:
>
> ===============
>
> Generally speaking, when accessing the companyweb, if the user is behind
> the firewall they need also to configure the hardware router to allow
> access the non standard port of SSL connections. By default, the standard
> SSL port is 443, so if you want to access the port 444 outside the firewall
> you might have to configure the firewall to allow the outbound connection
> for port 444. You need to contact with firewall vendor to configure this
> setting.
>
> At your convenience, I think it is your best interest to suggest your
> customer using RWW to access the SBS 2003 premium domain. You can rerun
> CEICW to make sure that RWW is selected in the web services selection
> pages. The RWW will use port 443 80 which is the standard port for internet
> users. If you want to RDP to internal clients, you need also use port 4125.
> You can also use companyweb in RWW.
>
> You can refer to the following section for more information:
>
> If the hardware router is installed on the SBS 2003, you should open some
> ports on the router manually in order to allow the incoming remote
> connection. Here I would like to give you a list of ports that need to be
> opened on the SBS 2003:
>
> TCP 25 This port is used for incoming SMTP traffic. If this port
> is not enabled, you will be unable to receive external e-mails.
> TCP 110 This port is used for POP3 mail clients. This port should be
> opened when the POP3 service is enabled in the SBS 2003 server.
> TCP 443 SSL
> TCP 444 Companyweb SSL (If using RWW, you do not require to open
> this port on remote firewall.
> TCP 4125 Remote Web Workplace
> TCP 3389 Terminal services
> TCP 1723 PPTP VPN connection
> GRE port (protocol 47)
>
> You can also refer to following KB article about running CEICW to publish
> RWW,
>
> 825763 How to configure Internet access in Windows Small Business Server
> 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=825763
>
> Hope the above information helpful, if you have any further concerns,
> please let me know. I will be here waiting for your updates.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Charles Yang (MSFT)
>
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