RE: Configuring TCP/IP under Default Protocols Tab when Dcomcnfg.exe is run.

  • From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 10:56:21 -0600

What does dcomcnfg.exe have to do with "ports"?



Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leckram Mahadea [mailto:leckram_mahadea@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 5:19 AM
> To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
> Subject: [isalist] Configuring TCP/IP under Default Protocols 
> Tab when Dcomcnfg.exe is run.
> 
> http://www.ISAserver.org
> 
> The examples that Thomas Shinder or any body else gives to configure
> dcomcnfg.exe do not touch upon configuring any port under "Default
> Protocols" under TCP/IP when dcomcnfg.exe is run.
> 
> I have followed his examples exactly. I have added Everyone to "Custom
> Access permissions", "Custom Launch Permissions", "Custom Configure
> Permissions" and done all other configurations.
> 
> However I have to do this this extra configuration for our mail to be
> received. I have  to add port 25 as an internet port - not as 
> intranet -
> for mail sent to our domain to be received. Why is there this further
> facility to configure TCP/IP? When I add Port 25 as an 
> internet port, all
> other ports except Port 25 appear under Intranet ports!!!!  
> Ports 1-24 and
> Ports 26-... appear as intranets ports . What does this mean?  I  have
> already run the Secure Mail Server Publishing Wizard and 
> configured it to
> listen on Port 25. This extra bit of configuration under TCP/IP under
> Default Protocols is really confusing !!! More so because 
> nowhere does any
> one touch upon it. Our SMTP server that receives our mail is internal.
> 
> Any explanation will be greatly appreciated. 
> 
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