Notes through a firewall
I have an internet notes server on one side of a Firewall that needs to talk to 3 notes servers on the other side. I can open up port 1352 to talk to one of the servers, however, I can only direct one port to one IP address. Can I get notes to talk to another notes server on a different port Number
If indeed your firewall will only permit one inbound IP address to be mapped to a given port (1352) then you may want to use 'passthrough.' Passthrough connections allow Notes communication *through* a specified server.
Rough approximation of Steps ...
1. Modify the server doc of server currently reachable on the inside of the FW to permit passthrough connections. You will need to add your internet server and any external other servers/users you wish to the field labeled "Route Through" in the Security/Passthrough section of the server doc.
2. Modify the server docs of the other two internal servers to accept passthrough connections. You will need to add the same community of servers/users as mentioned in step 1 to the field labeled "Access this server" in the same Security/Passthrough section.
3. Create (or rewrite as needed) passthrough connection documents from your internet server to the two internal servers that are now reachable *through* the first server.
-- Rhonda
Rough approximation of Steps ...
1. Modify the server doc of server currently reachable on the inside of the FW to permit passthrough connections. You will need to add your internet server and any external other servers/users you wish to the field labeled "Route Through" in the Security/Passthrough section of the server doc.
2. Modify the server docs of the other two internal servers to accept passthrough connections. You will need to add the same community of servers/users as mentioned in step 1 to the field labeled "Access this server" in the same Security/Passthrough section.
3. Create (or rewrite as needed) passthrough connection documents from your internet server to the two internal servers that are now reachable *through* the first server.
-- Rhonda
ASKER
I have seen on notes.net that it does seem to be possible, however, no one has listed the steps involved.
Yes - changing the port is possible -- but not recommended. Have you considered the other ramifications changing Notes port may have on your overall communication architecture?
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
ASKER
I tested the Pass through and this works fine. I'm sorry, but my other comment was not directed to you, I actually attempted to award you the points with the passthrough comment but something went wrong
Thanks
Thanks
Glad to hear you have the passthrough working. It is a terrific feature -- but very underused.
You may want to keep an eye on the "server in the middle" for resource allocation and performance. The hit from passthrough isn't bad (from my experience) but it gets some sys admin types nervous. I have found that planning each passthrough connection as if it were two simultaneous connections is "close enough" for my server loadbalancing guestimates.
Cheers!
You may want to keep an eye on the "server in the middle" for resource allocation and performance. The hit from passthrough isn't bad (from my experience) but it gets some sys admin types nervous. I have found that planning each passthrough connection as if it were two simultaneous connections is "close enough" for my server loadbalancing guestimates.
Cheers!
/Fredrik
http://surf.to/LotusNotes