I'm guessing that he's looking at locking down the ports on which the OWA server can connect out. That way, in the event that the box does get hacked, it can only access certain ports on certain parts of the network.
Its actually solid theory - but it is a bear to pull off. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:59 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: OWA Ports > > > Well, it doens't matter anway. This is for accessing an > Exchange server that is behind a firewall. That's not what > you're doing. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "McCready, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 9:58 AM > Subject: RE: OWA Ports > > > > Ahhh. This article says I have to edit the registry for > the MTA also. > > I did not do that. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Robert > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Daniel Chenault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:02 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Re: OWA Ports > > > > > > XADM: Setting TCP/IP Port Numbers for Internet Firewalls (Q148732) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "McCready, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 8:41 AM > > Subject: OWA Ports > > > > > > > Exchange 5.5, NT 4.0. > > > > > > OK. We are using OWA. Apparently, each time the > Exchange Server is > > > rebooted, it randomly assigns ports for the directory and > > > information store by default, therefore, the ports that > the client > > > will use must be statically mapped. Following the OWA > instructions, > > > I made the > > following > > > registry entry to TRY and > > > accomplish the static mapping..... > > > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MS Exchange > > > ServerDS\Parameters: > > > > > > From here, I selected EDIT - NEW - DWORD VALUE. I then typed in > > > TCP/IP > > port > > > for the ENTRY and > > > typed the port number in under VALUE. I also did the same for > > > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MS Exchange > > > ServerIS\ParametersSystem: > > > > > > However, each time I reboot, a new port number is assigned. Has > > > anybody else had this problem? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
