I have not tried that, no. But I will pass that along to our PIX admin. thanks.
The thing that really chuffs me about this is that I am able to see the database server via the ODBC control panel on the web box (the same I am setting up the SPS on), and SPS does not seem to have a mechanism--at least none I've found at this time--to use ODBC CP to connect to the database. Why is this, or am I missing something? On 12/6/06, SMHEC Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Working with sharepoint but our remote db is behind the same firewall. Have > not looked for netbios udp traffic.. Have you tried configuring the router > to send outbound 137 traffic to the inbound 1433 port on the other side? > We've had to do things like this to make other microsoft things work, > routing udp traffic onto other ports known to be open in the other firewall. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 2:23 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Sharepoint-less... > > I am attempting to set up a Sharepoint Server with a remote database. > > One of the frustrating things that is happening is that SPS, when trying to > register a new server farm, cannot see the database server and is throwing a > "Database Server doesn't exist" error. > > It seems to be checking on Netbios, port 137, which is blocked by a > firewall, per our security policies. > > Nothing in the SPS docs suggest that SPS should be trying to do this (access > the db on 137), I have an alias set up for the server per the SPS > instructions, but it doesn't seem to want to connect using 1433 as the alias > suggests. > > Any ideas? > > Anyone run into this before? > > TIA > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be > unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:221819 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
