i'd like to open our exchange server through the firewall, but my boss thinks this is 
a 'massive security risk'. i think if i open it just to specified hosts, then that 
would be ok. what does anyone else think?

dan.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Watkins V [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 12 December 2001 11:16
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: firewall problem
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I have several exchange servers which work fine through a 
> firewall except
> one, using the TechNet recommended ports for DS and IS of 
> 1300 and 1301
> respectively.  The one that doesn't work is one which is 
> running Win2K.  The
> others run NT4.  I have set the ports to 1300 and 1301 in the 
> registry as
> usual, but the server is ignoring this fact.  It is just 
> using random ports
> and so I am having to change the firewall ports instead!!!   
> The ports it
> uses change after every reboot, so obviously, this is troublesome.
> Anyone have a fix for this?
> We are using Exchange 5.5 sp4
> 
> thanks
> Vanessa Watkins
> Network Manager
> Royal Holloway
> 
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