Using a different SSL port seamlessly

I want my IIS site to use a port other than 443 for SSL, but I don't want my
users to have to type port numbers in when entering the URL.

How can I avoid this and have it on a different port without users needing
to know or enter port numbers?

Ken
Sun Sep 24 19:20:34 CDT 2006

You need some other product to do port forwarding/SSL bridging for you.
Microsoft ISA Server can do this as can various 3rd party products (e.g.
some types of content switches, load balancers etc)

Cheers
Ken

"K" <@.> wrote in message news:OS8WWLj3GHA.5092@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I want my IIS site to use a port other than 443 for SSL, but I don't want
>my users to have to type port numbers in when entering the URL.
>
> How can I avoid this and have it on a different port without users needing
> to know or enter port numbers?
>

K
Mon Sep 25 02:06:30 CDT 2006

Maybe I didn't elaborate enough. My users are on single PCs with no proxy
etc. in between them. Yes, I can do port forwarding on my end but that is
of no use as the traffic needs to traverse the net on the alternate port.

I guess shourt of getting them to type the port number there may not be a
way round this.

"Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
news:uCu5whD4GHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> You need some other product to do port forwarding/SSL bridging for you.
> Microsoft ISA Server can do this as can various 3rd party products (e.g.
> some types of content switches, load balancers etc)
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> "K" <@.> wrote in message news:OS8WWLj3GHA.5092@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I want my IIS site to use a port other than 443 for SSL, but I don't want
>>my users to have to type port numbers in when entering the URL.
>>
>> How can I avoid this and have it on a different port without users
>> needing to know or enter port numbers?
>>
>
>

Raul
Mon Sep 25 13:22:10 CDT 2006

You can redirect to the correct port. like
<%
Response.Redirect http://yourserver:theportyouwant
%>

hope this helps

Raul Sam


"K" <@.> wrote in message news:%23Tp2hEH4GHA.1068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Maybe I didn't elaborate enough. My users are on single PCs with no proxy
> etc. in between them. Yes, I can do port forwarding on my end but that is
> of no use as the traffic needs to traverse the net on the alternate port.
>
> I guess shourt of getting them to type the port number there may not be a
> way round this.
>
> "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
> news:uCu5whD4GHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> You need some other product to do port forwarding/SSL bridging for you.
>> Microsoft ISA Server can do this as can various 3rd party products (e.g.
>> some types of content switches, load balancers etc)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ken
>>
>> "K" <@.> wrote in message news:OS8WWLj3GHA.5092@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I want my IIS site to use a port other than 443 for SSL, but I don't want
>>>my users to have to type port numbers in when entering the URL.
>>>
>>> How can I avoid this and have it on a different port without users
>>> needing to know or enter port numbers?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

K
Tue Sep 26 01:23:45 CDT 2006

Thank you

I hadn't thought of doing it that way.

"Raul Sam" <raulsamatme> wrote in message
news:udXYF%23M4GHA.5092@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> You can redirect to the correct port. like
> <%
> Response.Redirect http://yourserver:theportyouwant
> %>
>
> hope this helps
>
> Raul Sam
>
>
> "K" <@.> wrote in message news:%23Tp2hEH4GHA.1068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Maybe I didn't elaborate enough. My users are on single PCs with no
>> proxy etc. in between them. Yes, I can do port forwarding on my end but
>> that is of no use as the traffic needs to traverse the net on the
>> alternate port.
>>
>> I guess shourt of getting them to type the port number there may not be a
>> way round this.
>>
>> "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
>> news:uCu5whD4GHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> You need some other product to do port forwarding/SSL bridging for you.
>>> Microsoft ISA Server can do this as can various 3rd party products (e.g.
>>> some types of content switches, load balancers etc)
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> "K" <@.> wrote in message news:OS8WWLj3GHA.5092@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>I want my IIS site to use a port other than 443 for SSL, but I don't
>>>>want my users to have to type port numbers in when entering the URL.
>>>>
>>>> How can I avoid this and have it on a different port without users
>>>> needing to know or enter port numbers?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Ken
Wed Sep 27 22:28:42 CDT 2006

eh?

You can do the proxying at either end. When the traffic leaves the computer,
it leaves destined for port 443. You can proxy anywhere you want, it just
has to arrive at the server on port 444 (or whatever port you want it to
arrive on).


Server --- ISA -----Internet ---- Client

or

Server ---- Internet ---- ISA ---- Client

makes no difference

Cheers
Ken


"K" <@.> wrote in message news:%23Tp2hEH4GHA.1068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Maybe I didn't elaborate enough. My users are on single PCs with no proxy
> etc. in between them. Yes, I can do port forwarding on my end but that is
> of no use as the traffic needs to traverse the net on the alternate port.
>
> I guess shourt of getting them to type the port number there may not be a
> way round this.
>
> "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
> news:uCu5whD4GHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> You need some other product to do port forwarding/SSL bridging for you.
>> Microsoft ISA Server can do this as can various 3rd party products (e.g.
>> some types of content switches, load balancers etc)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Ken
>>
>> "K" <@.> wrote in message news:OS8WWLj3GHA.5092@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I want my IIS site to use a port other than 443 for SSL, but I don't want
>>>my users to have to type port numbers in when entering the URL.
>>>
>>> How can I avoid this and have it on a different port without users
>>> needing to know or enter port numbers?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

K
Fri Sep 29 03:28:48 CDT 2006

I know I can do the proxying at any stage, but I need it done before the
traffic traverses the internet, as the new port has special rules assigned
to it at the ISP and so it needs to travel through the ISP on the new port.

> eh?
>
> You can do the proxying at either end. When the traffic leaves the
> computer, it leaves destined for port 443. You can proxy anywhere you
> want, it just has to arrive at the server on port 444 (or whatever port
> you want it to arrive on).
>
>
> Server --- ISA -----Internet ---- Client
>
> or
>
> Server ---- Internet ---- ISA ---- Client
>
> makes no difference
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
>
> "K" <@.> wrote in message news:%23Tp2hEH4GHA.1068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Maybe I didn't elaborate enough. My users are on single PCs with no
>> proxy etc. in between them. Yes, I can do port forwarding on my end but
>> that is of no use as the traffic needs to traverse the net on the
>> alternate port.
>>
>> I guess shourt of getting them to type the port number there may not be a
>> way round this.
>>
>> "Ken Schaefer" <kenREMOVE@THISadOpenStatic.com> wrote in message
>> news:uCu5whD4GHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> You need some other product to do port forwarding/SSL bridging for you.
>>> Microsoft ISA Server can do this as can various 3rd party products (e.g.
>>> some types of content switches, load balancers etc)
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> "K" <@.> wrote in message news:OS8WWLj3GHA.5092@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>I want my IIS site to use a port other than 443 for SSL, but I don't
>>>>want my users to have to type port numbers in when entering the URL.
>>>>
>>>> How can I avoid this and have it on a different port without users
>>>> needing to know or enter port numbers?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>