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Default Port on Sharepoint Services 3.0

Asked by: infinityit

I just installed Sharepoint Services 3.0 on a Windows 2003 Standard Server as a single computer install. I did the "do not upgrade" type install. My problem is that now both the default IIS website and the default main page for SPS3.0 are both on port 80. If both are running only the SPS3.0 site works. If the SPS3.0 site is stopped the default IIS (our main site) comes up and vice versa. I tried changing the SPS3.0 to a different port but it won't load using that new port. It says it can find the server but not the document. Please help!
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2007-01-08 at 11:10:54ID22115107
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Answers

 

by: _TAD_Posted on 2007-01-08 at 11:59:28ID: 18269861

The first virtual sharepoint server  **MUST** reside on port 80.   You can additional virtual servers on other ports, but one must already exist on port 80.


If you have other websites on port 80, you need to move them to a different server, or change their active port to something else.

 

by: keith_alabasterPosted on 2007-01-08 at 12:00:08ID: 18269865

Will see what I can do :)

 

by: infinityitPosted on 2007-01-08 at 12:03:54ID: 18269900

If I change the default IIS (main website) to something other than 80, will users have to use that port number in their URL? That also means I'll have to open up a port on the firewall as well right?

 

by: _TAD_Posted on 2007-01-08 at 12:45:36ID: 18270274


>> will users have to use that port number in their URL?

Yes.  If the new port is "8080", then your new url will looke like:  http://MySite:8080/path/app/default.htm


>>That also means I'll have to open up a port on the firewall as well right?

Only if the site is outward facing (available over the internet).


If you do not like having the port numbers in the URL, there are ways around it.

1) register the site with goDaddy or some other domain name provider.  Most domain name providers allow you to register something like www.myNiftySite.com and have it point to http://MyServerWithUglyName:8081/App/home.htm

2) For internal/LAN users you can create an alias in your DNS catalog so that when an employee types in http://myniftysite/default.htm the DNS resolves to http://MyServerWithUglyName:8081/App/home.htm

3) Finally if your other sites are .net applications you can use HttpModules and HttpHandlers to do URL beutification.

 

by: rewerbePosted on 2008-01-11 at 13:38:23ID: 20640814

When you suggest, "For internal/LAN users you can create an alias in your DNS catalog so that when an employee types in http://myniftysite/default.htm the DNS resolves to http://MyServerWithUglyName:8081/App/home.htm" could you explain how you configure DNS to point to a specific port?

 

by: LafflinPosted on 2009-03-24 at 14:59:34ID: 23973900

That's a good call, it doesn't seem like it can be done. There are however a few other answers to this. One would be by adding and entry into the hosts file, this could be done on a wider scale using a script. The other option would be by adding a NAT entry into a routing device. Also, usually intranet pages are configured as the end user's home page so it's usually not an issue.

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