I need to open port 8443 to get access to a websites siteadmin. As a newbie,
I'm lost at how do I do this with ISA
Also, does it present any security risks?

TIA
mike

RE: opening port 8443 by kimberj

kimberj
Tue Nov 04 11:05:24 CST 2003

Hi Mike,

The only method I can think that may work to be able to access the site is
to try the steps in this article for OWA - and in place of port 81 you can
specify the port you want to publish the Admin web site on.... You do not
need to specify a new HTTP virtual server in Exchange but try to create the
Protocol Definition and the server publishing rule.

811822 How to Host OWA on a Different Port in SBS 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811822

This will mean your server is open on that specified port - the security
risk is the same as having port 25 or 110 open for mail. If someone wants
to use that port to access your computer they may be able to.

At better option would be to use terminal services to connect to the server
as Administrator and then access the Administration web site locally. That
was you are only opening up the TS port 3389 and you have full access to
the server. The only thing to ensure at that point is that you have a
strong password on the administrator account.

Best Regards,

Kim Johnson, MCSE 2000
Microsoft Platform Support

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Re: opening port 8443 by SuperGumby

SuperGumby
Tue Nov 04 15:55:14 CST 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];283284

has an explanation of your problem and the fix.

No, it does not introduce a security problem.


"mike" <not_here@not_there.net> wrote in message
news:bo5sor$oq$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> I need to open port 8443 to get access to a websites siteadmin. As a
newbie,
> I'm lost at how do I do this with ISA
> Also, does it present any security risks?
>
> TIA
> mike
>
>



Re: opening port 8443 by mike

mike
Thu Nov 06 05:43:32 CST 2003

Many thanks ~ I owe you a beer!
Mike



Re: opening port 8443 by SuperGumby

SuperGumby
Thu Nov 06 05:47:08 CST 2003

I'll collect.

--
Who is this guy anyway?
http://supergumby.dyndns.org
and what is his opinion?
http://imho.dyndns.org
"mike" <not_here@not_there.net> wrote in message
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> Many thanks ~ I owe you a beer!
> Mike
>
>



Re: opening port 8443 by mike

mike
Thu Nov 06 10:50:13 CST 2003

"SuperGumby" <not@your.nellie> wrote in message
news:OVgEsuFpDHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I'll collect.
>
> --
> Who is this guy anyway?
> http://supergumby.dyndns.org
> and what is his opinion?
> http://imho.dyndns.org
> "mike" <not_here@not_there.net> wrote in message
> news:bodc54$pc4$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
> > Many thanks ~ I owe you a beer!
> > Mike
> >
> >
>
>
hurry up ~ it's getting warm