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ISA Server 2006 and native ftp command

Asked by: jakuko

We have changed isa 2004 to isa 2006. It is multihomed firewall and proxy.
Native ftp command does not work now.

I use it from isa server directly, i can logging in, but can not transfer. For example command dir, ls... freezes on timeout.
Nothing changed. No networks, rules, filters, hw firewalls...
On isa 2004 everything worked.

What is on ISA 2006 different?

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Answers

 

by: keith_alabasterPosted on 2007-11-09 at 08:31:46ID: 20250716

Nothing is different from ISA2004 to ISA2006 in respect to FTP.
Confirm your rule allows ftp from internal & local host to external
right-click the ftp outbound rule - select configure ftp - uncheck the read-only box.

 

by: keith_alabasterPosted on 2007-11-09 at 09:42:40ID: 20251335

In addition, You may want to check youtr MTU settings...

 

by: jakukoPosted on 2007-11-12 at 01:44:45ID: 20263034

rules allow ftp (in addiction i have tried it with rule all network - all networks - all protocols - all users)
ftp read only is unchecked

how can i check MTU settings?

 

by: jakukoPosted on 2007-11-13 at 11:05:35ID: 20274045

MTU setting did not help me...:(

 

by: keith_alabasterPosted on 2007-11-13 at 12:49:56ID: 20274967

Open the ISA gui
Select monitoring - logging - click start query

make the ftp connection
log in to the ftp sercver etc
try the ls command
what do you see in the isa log?

 

by: keith_alabasterPosted on 2007-11-15 at 10:18:44ID: 20291072

Any update?

 

by: jakukoPosted on 2007-11-18 at 13:58:24ID: 20309185

particular...-/

i guess, isa06 does not open dynamic port to active transfer:
when i create rule to open all port from ftp server, ftp command (dir) works!! - otherwise connect is denied

now i have next problem:
there are back-ends chaining firewalls isa04 behind
ftp does not work from them (even if back end is full open)
there is no answer from ftp server in the from-end - in the logs..?

tnx

 

by: keith_alabasterPosted on 2007-11-18 at 15:30:22ID: 20309477

Different question.

As my question above, what did you see in the log? Denied by the default rule? the FTP rule?

What was deniwed in the log message? port 21? port 20? What?

 

by: jakukoPosted on 2007-11-20 at 07:21:02ID: 20320333

When i try it from front-end isa2006, there is denied by the default rule on dynamic port
When I try it from back-end, there is no answer in the log from the ftp server.

 

by: jakukoPosted on 2007-11-20 at 07:33:07ID: 20320440

On the front-end server isa2006 (FTPClient-FE) i have rule named FTP Out - Allow - FTP Protocol (no filter) - from Localhost, Internal - to External - All users
I try connect from FTPClient-FE to ftp server - active transfer denied
ISA Log:
ServerName      2007-11-20      14:51:46      TCP      FTPClientIP-FE:41048      FTPServerIP:21      FTPClientIP-FE      Local Host      External      Establish      0x0      FTP Out      FTP      0      0      0      0      -      -      -      -      12      2749847
ServerName      2007-11-20      14:52:02      TCP      FTPServerIP:20      FTPClientIP-FE:41296      FTPServerIP      External      Local Host      Denied      0xc004000d      Default rule      Unidentified IP Traffic      0      0      0      0      -      -      -      -      0      0
ServerName      2007-11-20      14:52:04      TCP      FTPServerIP:20      FTPClientIP-FE:41296      FTPServerIP      External      Local Host      Denied      0xc004000d      Default rule      Unidentified IP Traffic      0      0      0      0      -      -      -      -      0      0
ServerName      2007-11-20      14:52:09      TCP      FTPServerIP:20      FTPClientIP-FE:41296      FTPServerIP      External      Local Host      Denied      0xc004000d      Default rule      Unidentified IP Traffic      0      0      0      0      -      -      -      -      0      0
ServerName      2007-11-20      14:52:26      TCP      FTPClientIP-FE:41048      FTPServerIP:21      FTPClientIP-FE      Local Host      External      Terminate      0x80074e20      FTP Out      FTP      680      680      710      710      40000      40000      -      -      12      2749847

On the same server (FTPClient-FE) i have created next rule named TEMP ftpserver - Allow - All outbound - from FTPServerIP - to Localhost, Internal - All users
I try again connect from FTPClient-FE to ftp server - active transfer ok
ISA Log:
ServerName      2007-11-20      15:05:47      TCP      FTPClientIP-FE:46765      FTPServerIP:21      FTPClientIP-FE      Local Host      External      Establish      0x0      FTP Out      FTP      0      0      0      0      -      -      -      -      12      2762403
ServerName      2007-11-20      15:06:08      TCP      FTPServerIP:20      FTPClientIP-FE:46860      FTPServerIP      External      Local Host      Establish      0x0      TEMP ftpserver      Unidentified IP Traffic      0      0      0      0      -      -      -      -      58517      2762638
ServerName      2007-11-20      15:06:08      TCP      FTPServerIP:20      FTPClientIP-FE:46860      FTPServerIP      External      Local Host      Terminate      0x80074e20      TEMP ftpserver      Unidentified IP Traffic      257      257      128      128      -      -      -      -      58517      2762638
ServerName      2007-11-20      15:06:16      TCP      FTPServerIP:20      FTPClientIP-FE:46931      FTPServerIP      External      Local Host      Establish      0x0      TEMP ftpserver      Unidentified IP Traffic      0      0      0      0      -      -      -      -      58521      2762752
ServerName      2007-11-20      15:06:16      TCP      FTPServerIP:20      FTPClientIP-FE:46931      FTPServerIP      External      Local Host      Terminate      0x80074e20      TEMP ftpserver      Unidentified IP Traffic      452      452      128      128      -      -      -      -      58521      2762752
ServerName      2007-11-20      15:06:22      TCP      FTPClientIP-FE:46765      FTPServerIP:21      FTPClientIP-FE      Local Host      External      Terminate      0x80074e20      FTP Out      FTP      874      874      928      928      34000      34000      -      -      12      2762403

On the next back-end server isa2004 (FTPClient-BE) i have created rule named TEMP All - Allow - All outbound - from All networks - to All networks - All users
I try connect from FTPClient-BE to ftp server - active transfer no answer
ISA Log on the front-end server (FTPClient-FE):
ServerName      2007-11-20      15:17:44      TCP      FTPClientIP-BE:64131      FTPServerIP:21      FTPClientIP-BE      Internal      External      Establish      0x0      FTP Out      FTP      0      0      0      0      -      -      -      -      27      2777351

 

by: keith_alabasterPosted on 2007-11-20 at 11:07:04ID: 20322210

You NEED the ftp filter enabled - it controls all of the dynamic port elements required for the data/control channels.

You don't need the 2nd rule - that would never be used as the 1st rule would cover everything in the 2nd rule



 

by: jakukoPosted on 2007-11-21 at 07:31:53ID: 20328354

FTP access filter is enabled on the global definition of FTP protocol

FTP access filter is disabled on the rule.
I can log in, but on the requirement of active tranfer, answer from ftp server is disabled by default rule

If i enable FTP access filter on the rule
 > ftp: connect :Host is unreachable

 

by: jakukoPosted on 2007-11-26 at 00:08:17ID: 20348697

I have suspicion, the FTP application filter does not work corectly. Is it possible to reinstall filter in ISA server?

 

by: keith_alabasterPosted on 2007-11-26 at 00:12:05ID: 20348707

No, it is built in. As above, it sounds like the ftp filter is switched off (according to the log output) and needs to be enabled.

 

by: jakukoPosted on 2007-11-27 at 12:47:07ID: 20361178

ftp filter is not correct definitelly

i have tried reinstall isa server. No success result.
Immediatelly after new installation of isa2006 on the same server:

rule FTP (protocol FTP – from LocalHost – to External – All Users)
FTP access filter enable - result - FTP server unreachable (and this is fault!!)
FTP access filter disble - result - success log in, no result in active transfer (OK)

rule ALL (all outbound traffic – from All networks – to All networks – All Users)
FTP access filter enable - result - FTP server unreachable
FTP access filter disble - result - success log in, success active transfer (no possible to let open firewall)

Again: reinstall (including reinstalling ftp access filter) no success. It work without isa server.

 

by: jakukoPosted on 2007-12-07 at 07:08:05ID: 20427871

Microsoft has just found the solution..:)

Problem:
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections are reset when Receive Side Scaling is enabled in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2). This problem occurs if you use Network Address Translation (NAT), if you use Windows Firewall, or if the host computer is configured to be an Internet Connection Sharing host server computer.

Solution:
Disable Receive Side Scaling

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927695

Anyway, thank you keith.... best wishes

 

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