Do you have more than one IP on the IMAIL box in question?
How do you resolve names internally?
-V
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Sheldon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Slightly Off-Topic {Imail/Firewall/What's Up}
> Okay, I was mistaken. I had the IP being scanned in Whatsup. When I put
the
> FQDN in it wouldn't resolve it and found nothing. On the same machine
> Everything else is able to resolve the FQDN to the IP. Interestingly,
while
> observing the scan process, I noticed that the www scan would not time
out.
> It immediately decided that whatever replay it got was not a www.
Observing
> the same scan on a server with no www service whatsoever I noticed that
when
> scanning it would time out on the www scan. This tells me the port is 80
and
> its responding with something but not quite what Whatsup is looking for.
> Maybe thats what is making my firewall erroneously block that port.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vaughn Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 12:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Slightly Off-Topic {Imail/Firewall/What's Up}
>
>
> > I was not squeaking on the off-topic... just figured the rest of the
gang
> > might not be too interested if we headed off into the depths of the
What's
> > up Gold arena a bit. That's why I said "slightly" So with that out of
> the
> > way...
> >
> > If you set What's-up to use the IP rather than the FQDN will a scan find
> the
> > WebMail Service on :80? I am curious to find the answers here with you
on
> > this issue.
> >
> > -V
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jim Sheldon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 12:43 PM
> > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Slightly Off-Topic {Imail/Firewall/What's Up}
> >
> >
> > > Yes, they are on the same subnet. I was using the FQDN, didn't check
the
> > > IP. Yes, I scanned the ip - didn't find the www service. Checked the
> www
> > > service manually and it still didn't find it. And, I found that
Whatsup
> > > Gold will scan and find the Imail messaging service normally. As far
as
> > off
> > > topic. I'm just using Whatsup as a tool to trouble shoot the
differences
> > > between Imail web messaging and run of the mill web services. There is
> > > obviously something triggering my firewall and keeping Whatsup from
> > > monitoring it. I'm not requesting help with Whatsup, I'm requesting
> > > information on Imail. Without knowing what triggered the firewall I
> don't
> > > trust that it will keep passing the Imail web messaging reliably.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vaughn Thurman [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 10:40 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Slightly Off-Topic {Imail/Firewall/What's
Up}
> > >
> > > Are the two boxes on the same subnet?
> > > Are you using the DNS FQDN to hit the server or the IP?
> > > Did you run the scan from What's up or just enter HTTP as a service to
> > > check
> > > for?
> > > -V
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Jim Sheldon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 8:42 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] firewall
> > >
> > >
> > > > You're right I'm not allowing ICMP through the firewall, but Whatsup
> is
> > > > inside the firewall with Imail.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Vaughn Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 8:37 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] firewall
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > What's Up uses ICMP and TCP, Most Firewalls allow only TCP through
> on
> > > > > standard setup. Try setting What's up to use TCP only and it
should
> > be
> > > > > happier. Or (less secure) open up ICMP to the Web server.
> > > > > -V
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Jim Sheldon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 8:30 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] firewall
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Actually, I had changed the default port to 80 in web messaging
> > > manager
> > > > > and
> > > > > > it was working inside the firewall. I then decided I would just
> open
> > > 80
> > > > to
> > > > > > everything. I then started narrowing what could use port 80 and
> when
> > > I
> > > > got
> > > > > > back to the original configuration web messaging was working
> outside
> > > the
> > > > > > firewall. I don't know exactly what happened but its working now
> on
> > > port
> > > > > 80
> > > > > > through the firewall. Whatsup however still does not see it as a
> www
> > > > > > service.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: Gregor Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 7:19 PM
> > > > > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] firewall
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The web interface runs on Port 8383, not the default port of 80.
> try
> > > > > > allowing that port through your firewall.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Gregor
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim
> Sheldon
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, 24 June 1999 12:42
> > > > > > To: IMail Forum (E-mail)
> > > > > > Subject: [IMail Forum] firewall
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I just put up my firewall and discovered I can't get the web
> > > messaging
> > > > to
> > > > > > work through it. I have setup the web messaging port as 80 so
that
> > it
> > > > > would
> > > > > > be a normal www service. Apparently there is something special
> about
> > > the
> > > > > > web interface. If I open the firewall for www for that server it
> > > won't
> > > > let
> > > > > > it pass and Whatsup (an ipswitch network monitoring program)
> doesn't
> > > > > > recognize that it has a www service running either.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any Ideas?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jim Sheldon
> > > > > > Texas Communications
> > > > > > 409-775-6239
> > > > > > http://www.texascom.com
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