Re: Remote Web Workplace from client = Page Not Found for most att
- From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:14:05 -0500
In news:57C5F4F7-8C39-426F-B949-706CCDDFE434@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
thabrown <thabrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> Thank you, Lanwench, for your reply.
> RWW works internally, whenever I've tried, although I have not
> coordinated an attempt with someone remotely at the same time. Will
> do so in the next couple of days.
> Yes, I created a certificate when running CEIW for my public IP. I
> repeated the CEIW and re-created, just in case, but to no avail.
> Remotely telneting to ports 443 and 4125 to my public IP does not
> work -- "Could not open connection to the host, on port 4125: Connect
> failed". Can you tell me what that may mean?
And yet this works from other machines at the same time?
Can you telnet on port 443 to anything on that computer? Such as
citibank.com ?
Are you using ISA?
> Meanwhile, some attempts on browser yield Page not found, while other
> attempts hang for very long -- showing "connecting to
> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx..." in status bar -- and then "Done" with blank
> browser screen.
>
> I appreciate any other ideas you may have.
> Thank you,
> Thomas
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> In news:5A14F7C0-A3F5-43C7-81EA-0631CB5463E6@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> thabrown <thabrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>>> Hello,
>>> I recently enabled Remote Web Workplace via my SBS2003 SP1 server,
>>> and I was able to access it fine a couple of times -- remotely on
>>> internet, using http://mystaticpublicIPaddress/remote. However,
>>> most of the times I've attempted over the past several days, I
>>> consistently get a "Page Not Found" -- from different XP SP2
>>> clients, on different days/times. My remote internet connection is
>>> cable broadband and is usually fine, so I don't understand why
>>> accessing RWW only works a small percentage of times I try.
>>
>> When it isn't working from the Internet, is it still working
>> internally on the network? Can you ask someone to test
>> https://myservername/remote internally?
>>>
>>> I've searched and read many postings in this newsgroups but found
>>> nothing specific to explain the intermittent accessibility. I've
>>> tried using https, instead of http, but that did not alleviate. Can
>>> someone explain, by the way, when to use https versus http?
>>
>> I only use https:// - I don't allow inbound connections on port 80.
>> When you ran the CEICW, you were prompted to create an SSL
>> certificate, right?
>>>
>>> I use a public static IP, as I have not registered a FQDN to that
>>> IP,
>>
>> If you have a registered domain name, the IP doesn't matter. You can
>> have whomever manages the public DNS create an A record that points
>> at the public IP.
>>
>>> so http://FQDN/remote is not an option. Should that matter though?
>>
>> Nope. It's just easier to remember a name than an IP address.
>>
>>> I have port forwarded 4125, 443, 80, and 3389 on my router to the
>>> private IP of my server.
>>
>> I wouldn't use 80. And unless you want direct RD to your server,
>> which many don't, you don't need 3389.
>>
>>> Is there any configuration or settings
>>> necessary on my remote XP machines?
>>
>> No, as long as you've downloaded the ActiveX control to allow remote
>> connections to the computers on the LAN.
>>
>>> On those machines, I've added my
>>> public IP to "trusted sites" via Internet options. Is there any
>>> settings I should do on my remote's router? Windows firewall is off
>>> on the remote XP machines, as I am using TrendMicro. I have allowed
>>> my public IP in TrendMicro's Network Security Personal Firewall
>>> exception list for Outgoing tcp/udp all ports.
>>
>> Can you telnet on ports 443 and 4125 to your public IP when this
>> happens?
>>>
>>> Any other suggestions I would much appreciate.
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> Thomas
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