Opening Port 80 on SBS 2003

Hello...

We recently changed from a SBS 2000 server to a SBS 2003 R2 Premium Server.
The previous consultant had Port 80 open on the router and we could see our
website hosted on the SBS 2000 server.

We changed Routers and now we are using a SpeedTouch 780 and port 80
certainly seems to be open. However we still can't see the websitel.

I did a port scan, scanning the host name from the internet and it does not
even show the port as existing.

Does SBS 2003 R2 allow a web site (other than the default website) to be
hosted via port 80 from the internet?

Any one have any ideas where to look?

Thanks.

Best practice with SBS is not to host a website on it and therefore not to
open port 80 for security reasons.

"Bikini Browser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello...
>
> We recently changed from a SBS 2000 server to a SBS 2003 R2 Premium
> Server. The previous consultant had Port 80 open on the router and we
> could see our website hosted on the SBS 2000 server.
>
> We changed Routers and now we are using a SpeedTouch 780 and port 80
> certainly seems to be open. However we still can't see the websitel.
>
> I did a port scan, scanning the host name from the internet and it does
> not even show the port as existing.
>
> Does SBS 2003 R2 allow a web site (other than the default website) to be
> hosted via port 80 from the internet?
>
> Any one have any ideas where to look?
>
> Thanks.
>

> "Bikini Browser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello...
>>
>> We recently changed from a SBS 2000 server to a SBS 2003 R2 Premium
>> Server. The previous consultant had Port 80 open on the router and we
>> could see our website hosted on the SBS 2000 server.
>>
>> We changed Routers and now we are using a SpeedTouch 780 and port 80
>> certainly seems to be open. However we still can't see the websitel.
>>
>> I did a port scan, scanning the host name from the internet and it does
>> not even show the port as existing.
>>
>> Does SBS 2003 R2 allow a web site (other than the default website) to be
>> hosted via port 80 from the internet?
>>
>> Any one have any ideas where to look?
>>
Steve wrote:
> Best practice with SBS is not to host a website on it and therefore
not to
> open port 80 for security reasons.
>

No doubt about that, but if you are prepared to risk your server...

With this and the POP3 question, have you run the CEICW wizard and
told it you want these services accessible? SBS Premium contains a
fairly aggressive firewall, which will certainly not open ports
unless you specifically ask.

Bikini Reading the last two posts of yours Both with Port Issues
and only after a change of a router
My guess is that the PORTS are NOT open
Assuming that's the only thing you've changed.

I agree with the others that you shouldn't even need or want Port 80
Open/Exposed on a SBS box.

If you send me your IP I can tell you exactly what ports are Open/Closed
With the Nessus tool

But From the last two posts it looks like the configuration of your new
router needs to be addressed.
(Just a hunch.)

Russ at sbits.biz

Russ

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Russell Grover
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Microsoft Certified Small Business Specialist.
MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, (MCP-SBS)
http://www.SBITS.Biz


"Joe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "Bikini Browser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hello...
>>>
>>> We recently changed from a SBS 2000 server to a SBS 2003 R2 Premium
>>> Server. The previous consultant had Port 80 open on the router and we
>>> could see our website hosted on the SBS 2000 server.
>>>
>>> We changed Routers and now we are using a SpeedTouch 780 and port 80
>>> certainly seems to be open. However we still can't see the websitel.
>>>
>>> I did a port scan, scanning the host name from the internet and it does
>>> not even show the port as existing.
>>>
>>> Does SBS 2003 R2 allow a web site (other than the default website) to be
>>> hosted via port 80 from the internet?
>>>
>>> Any one have any ideas where to look?
>>>
> Steve wrote:
> > Best practice with SBS is not to host a website on it and therefore
> not to
> > open port 80 for security reasons.
> >
>
> No doubt about that, but if you are prepared to risk your server...
>
> With this and the POP3 question, have you run the CEICW wizard and
> told it you want these services accessible? SBS Premium contains a
> fairly aggressive firewall, which will certainly not open ports
> unless you specifically ask.

If it worked,...then you changed "routers",...and now it does notwork,...the
problem is the "router". Don't mess with the SBS over something where it is
not at fault or you will just make a bigger mess.

--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
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"Bikini Browser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello...
>
> We recently changed from a SBS 2000 server to a SBS 2003 R2 Premium
> Server. The previous consultant had Port 80 open on the router and we
> could see our website hosted on the SBS 2000 server.
>
> We changed Routers and now we are using a SpeedTouch 780 and port 80
> certainly seems to be open. However we still can't see the websitel.
>
> I did a port scan, scanning the host name from the internet and it does
> not even show the port as existing.
>
> Does SBS 2003 R2 allow a web site (other than the default website) to be
> hosted via port 80 from the internet?
>
> Any one have any ideas where to look?
>
> Thanks.
>

Maybe they had forwarded 8080 on your router to the SBS box. SBS comes with
ISA, and i think ISA defaults the internet port to 8080 ? -Ssam


"Bikini Browser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello...
>
> We recently changed from a SBS 2000 server to a SBS 2003 R2 Premium
> Server. The previous consultant had Port 80 open on the router and we
> could see our website hosted on the SBS 2000 server.
>
> We changed Routers and now we are using a SpeedTouch 780 and port 80
> certainly seems to be open. However we still can't see the websitel.
>
> I did a port scan, scanning the host name from the internet and it does
> not even show the port as existing.
>
> Does SBS 2003 R2 allow a web site (other than the default website) to be
> hosted via port 80 from the internet?
>
> Any one have any ideas where to look?
>
> Thanks.
>

The 8080 is only for ISA to listen for Web Proxy Clients to connect to it to
use the Web Proxy Service. ISA uses port 80 to publish its Auto
Configuration Script (http://isa-name/wpad.dat). But in both cases this
only applies to the internal facing nic. It would not be listening for
anything on the external Nic unless the web site was "published" using an
ISA Web Publishing Rule.

I think the router that was changed is the problem.

--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
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"SeriousSam" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Maybe they had forwarded 8080 on your router to the SBS box. SBS comes
> with ISA, and i think ISA defaults the internet port to 8080 ? -Ssam
>
>
> "Bikini Browser" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello...
>>
>> We recently changed from a SBS 2000 server to a SBS 2003 R2 Premium
>> Server. The previous consultant had Port 80 open on the router and we
>> could see our website hosted on the SBS 2000 server.
>>
>> We changed Routers and now we are using a SpeedTouch 780 and port 80
>> certainly seems to be open. However we still can't see the websitel.
>>
>> I did a port scan, scanning the host name from the internet and it does
>> not even show the port as existing.
>>
>> Does SBS 2003 R2 allow a web site (other than the default website) to be
>> hosted via port 80 from the internet?
>>
>> Any one have any ideas where to look?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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