Front Page & ISA2000

[Richard Wagstaff]

Having just installed ISA 2000 server on our SBS 2003 box I find that the
workstation running Frontpage 2003 can no longer connect to our ISP hosted
web. I get through the user name and password prompts and Frontpage then
just hangs with a connecting to server dialogue. (I ended the task after 1
hour!)
Looking through the various ISA & SBS newsgrops it looks as if this is a
problem quite a few users are having.

No problems with FTP and I can connect to our website from home where the
workststion doesn't go through ISA.

Has anyone managed to overcome this?

Our setup is as follows.

Website
ISP
SBS 2003 Premium (including ISA Server 2000)
Windows XP Pro client running Ofice 2003 & Frontpage 2003 (and nothing
else).

All machines have the latest service packs and patches.

Many thanks

Richard

 

[Edwin Hannan]

This may help? (if you have upgraded xp to sp2

Windows XP SP2 includes Windows Firewall, an enhanced version of the
component previously known as Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). Windows
Firewall is a host-based, stateful, filtering firewall that discards
unsolicited incoming traffic through TCP/IP version 4 (IPv4) and TCP/IP
version 6 (IPv6) connections. Windows XP SP2 enables Windows Firewall on all
network connections by default. This new behavior will block some
connections . You may need to modify your application or open ports
in the firewall.
xheers

Ed

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[Richard Wagstaff]

Thanks Ed,

I haven't installed SP2 yet - I tend not to put beta's onto a production
network. I'm guessing that the problem is with ISA and, if so, changes to
the client probably wont affect the issue.

Richard

 

[Jack Brewster]

Richard,

Does your workstation have the ISA Firewall Client installed? Although
we're not using SBS2003 (just Server 2000) I've found that I can't publish
past ISA if I have the client is enabled on my workstation. I actually have
to disable it prior to publishing. Others have found they must have it
enabled so I don't know why this works for me.

--
Jack Brewster - Microsoft FrontPage MVP

Thanks Ed,

I haven't installed SP2 yet - I tend not to put beta's onto a production
network. I'm guessing that the problem is with ISA and, if so, changes to
the client probably wont affect the issue.

Richard

 

[Robin]

I'm running FP2003 through ISA 2000 and it's fine.

I think in order to get FP to authenticate with your web server, the address
of the site must be added to IE LAN settings (in the advanced section, in
the exceptions box at the bottom).

Also, do you have the firewall client installed on the FP2003 box? (I
have.)

Robin

 

[Richard Wagstaff]

Thanks Jack, thanks for the info.

Still no joy with the client enavled or disabled.

When you think that Frontpage is packaged with SBS2003 Premium I'm really
suprised that Microsoft hasn't found a soloution to this yet.

Regards,

Richard

Richard,

Does your workstation have the ISA Firewall Client installed? Although
we're not using SBS2003 (just Server 2000) I've found that I can't publish
past ISA if I have the client is enabled on my workstation. I actually have
to disable it prior to publishing. Others have found they must have it
enabled so I don't know why this works for me.

 

[Richard Wagstaff]

Thabks Robin.

Still no luck I'm arfaid. I've tried both the IP address and the FQDN.

Regards,

Richard

 

[Richard Wagstaff]

Just in case anyone else needs this info..... I received this from some
kind souls on the SBS newsgroup.

For testing purpose, you
may want to change the Site and Content Rules, Protocol rule to apply to
Any Request instead of the Internet Users Group. In the Outgoing Web
Requests, uncheck "Ask unauthenticated users for identification".


Richard