Yeah.. that's what I can't figure out... why externals servers can't connect to port 25. It's forwarding from the Linksys to that system... so what could it be?? I can connect to it internally... this has me stumped!
--- Smart Business Lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can telnet to mail.aplusdata.com 110 - so pop is open > But I cannot telnet to mail.aplusdata.com 25 so smtp is closed. > > So no one from outside is going to be able to connect to your smtp > server. > > Terry Fritts > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Anthony > Abby > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 9:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IMail Forum] IMail 7.04 Behind Linksys Firewall > > I've run these Linksys firewalls for over a year and had already done > all the proper port forwarding required, however there's still a > major > problem. > > I have three other systems internal to the firewall... everything was > fine until I attempted to put up a mail server (mail.aplusdata.com) > behind my router. I'm running a dns server behind the router as well > (ns1.aplusdata.com), which resolves just fine, internally, and > externally. My problem is that mail bound for my aplusdata.com > domain, > will not deliver itself to my mail server, and I can not figure out > why. If I attempt to mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] from > any of my internal machines, the mail gets delivered. If I log onto > this yahoo account, and attempt to email [EMAIL PROTECTED] it > never > arrives. > > Now I have port forwarding set so that ports 1-24, 26-109, 11-1024 go > to 192.168.1.10 and ports 25, 100, and 8181-8383 go to 192.168.1.9. > My > internal network is 192.168.1.x, with my router's internal port being > 192.168.1.1, and it's external port being 65.14.196.156. > > My question to you is this, why would mail be delivered internally, > from internal machines, and yet not from external machines... and how > could I set rules that allow me to mail OUT through my router on > ports > 25 to other mail servers.... right now, if I try to mail OUT to other > mail servers from outlook express it hangs, then dies because the > router attempts to forward those requests to my internal mail server > (mail.aplusdata.com). > > I really need help QUICKLY please. > > Thanks! > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
