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ISA Server - publish site without having to specify the virtual directory on the public side

Asked by: caw01

Hello,

I have a site that I have published through our ISA Server.  The site is a virtual directory off of the default website in IIS.

Internally, I access the site as https://site.domain.com/site

Externally, I only want the users to have to type https://site.domain.com.

How can I have the ISA server forward the correct path?  /site/* specified on the paths tab, but I must be missing something somewhere...

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2009-09-15 at 12:22:23ID24734119
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Answers

 

by: Wonko_the_SanePosted on 2009-09-15 at 13:25:20ID: 25339012

The paths tab should be the right location... Did you provide different external and internal paths?

Basically, when adding a new path, in "Specify the folder...." enter
"/site/*"

then check "The following folder" und "External Path", but leave the text box blank. It should look like that:

/*                    /site/*

 

by: Kumar_Jayant123Posted on 2009-09-16 at 06:49:30ID: 25345520

There are two ways of doing it.
1.
Open the rule and go to the PATH Tab.
Now edit the path you defined and it should show like
Specify the folder on the web site should be set to "/Sites/*"
External Path should be set to "/".

2.
 Lets say you have already created the publishing rule for https://sites.domain.com/sites.
- First copy the rule and past it (it will dubplicate the rule for you).
- Rename the duplicate rule to something like redirect.
- Go to the path tab and remove the "/sites/*" and put in "/*".
- Now go to the action TAB and select Deny
- Now check the Redirect HTTP Request to this web page and Type in "https://www.comain.com/site"
- Make sure that the USers are set to "All Users".
- In the Authentication delegation Tab you shouldn't have any deligation.
- Move the rule below the rule that allow the connection to the site.

Let mw know if that works for you.

Kumar

 

by: caw01Posted on 2009-09-16 at 08:59:32ID: 25347060

Option 1 worked - sort of...

It I use "/" under External I get this:
Page cannot be displayed.
Technical Information (for support personnel)
Error Code: 403 Forbidden. The server denied the specified Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Contact the server administrator. (12202)

If I use "/*" the flash page for the webapp displays but then I get this:

HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
Internet Information Services (IIS)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technical Information (for support personnel)
Go to Microsoft Product Support Services and perform a title search for the words HTTP and 404.
Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled Web Site Setup, Common Administrative Tasks, and About Custom Error Messages.

If I set it back to "Same as Internal" it works fine with domain/com/webapp

 

by: caw01Posted on 2009-09-16 at 09:03:47ID: 25347111

sorry domain.com/webapp...

 

by: Wonko_the_SanePosted on 2009-09-16 at 09:03:58ID: 25347116

You may want to check the IIS logs what this is really looking for when it gives the 404.

Also you could use a little workaround... There may be better ways, but at least it could help.

Create paths for both /*  /site/* with the same as internal option. On your webserver, create a default.htm page in your root that does an HTML redirect to /site/default.htm. Only works if there is nothing else hosted on the root.

 

by: Kumar_Jayant123Posted on 2009-09-16 at 09:06:17ID: 25347143

What about the option 2.

The Option 2 works for me every time.. Let me know.

Kumar

 

by: caw01Posted on 2009-09-16 at 09:07:35ID: 25347156

I thought about the redirect..

 

by: caw01Posted on 2009-10-14 at 15:40:07ID: 25575941

I was never able to get a resolution that I wanted.  I know there is a way to do this, but have not found it...

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