re: Server *unreachable* outside of local network
Sunday, January 15, 2006 at 10:35 pm Windows Server 2003 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Curt R
(773 messages posted)
Hmmm....that's a tough one alright. Assuming you're using IIS for the web site
on the 2003 server my next thought is the setup within IIS. Even if you're using
some other web hosting software, it has to be the configuration relating to the web
site. I'm afraid I don't have a whole lot of experience with web sites so I can't
be of much use to you with this problem. About all I remember about IIS is you use
host headers to point at the web site. If you're using IIS, recheck your configuration
of the host headers.
On Sunday, January 15, 2006 at 7:20 pm, Evan K wrote:
>>Do your DNS servers show host records for the 2003 server? When clients log
into
>>the domain, are you getting any errors or problems?
>
>>You sard "The 2k3 server GETS its ip from the 64.xxx linux DNS server". Does that
>>mean it's getting it's IP from DHCP? This server, like any server, should have
a
>>static IP not included (excluded and/or reservered) in the DHCP scope.
>
>I'm probably not being as clear as I could be, my apologies. The win2k3 server
has
>its ip set to a static IP under Control Panel>Network Connections. That IP is in
>the DNS server, so that dns requests for 2k3.ourdomain.com resolve to the correct
>ip (requests DO resolve to the right ip, so no problem there.)
>
>>Not being able to connect could be several things. It could be the 2003 built
>in
>>firewall is turned on and preventing access. It could be your main firewall.
>>Whatever firewall(s) you use have to port forward, whatever ports you want to
>>allow to connect to the 2003 server (ex: HTTP, port 80), to the IP address of your
>>2003 server.
>
>There is no firewall issue, because if there were, we would have the same
>problem with our other servers, seeing as they are all connected in the same spot.
> ANd the windows firewall, i can assure you, is deactivated. ICS (internet connection
>sharing) is also deactivated.
>
>Any kind of request (HTTP, FTP, ping, pcAnywhere, anything) to "2k3.ourdomain.com"
>DOES resolve to the correct ip address (64.xxx.xxx.04, for example). Additionally,
>any request from within our network to that machine (64.xxx.xxx.04 in this example)
>gets a response. An IDENTICAL request from outside our network, however, gets no
>response. The DNS address will resolve, but the machine simply does not respond.
> Again, there is NO firewall, so we are clueless as to why the machine will not
respond.
> All we know is, it HAS to be something to do with the win2k3 o/s
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