problem installing Symantec Mail Security for SMTP - port invalid\in use
installing Symantec Mail Security for SMTP on Win2K Server get stuck when I have to configure the listening port numbers for SMTP, HTTP & HTTPS.
I leave the default ports (SMTP=25, http=8003, https=8043) & get this assage:
"One of the ports specified is already in use or invalid"
only when I changed all the ports I could get on with the installation but I couldn't change it back in the configuration screen so I had to uninstall it.
there is another mail relay installed on another machine in the network which would be shutdown once the new verison is up & running. I don't see any connection but anyway I even tried installing while that machine is turned off. same result.
I have no idea where to start...
I leave the default ports (SMTP=25, http=8003, https=8043) & get this assage:
"One of the ports specified is already in use or invalid"
only when I changed all the ports I could get on with the installation but I couldn't change it back in the configuration screen so I had to uninstall it.
there is another mail relay installed on another machine in the network which would be shutdown once the new verison is up & running. I don't see any connection but anyway I even tried installing while that machine is turned off. same result.
I have no idea where to start...
The ports are machine specific. Even though you have another machine somewhere operating on port 25, this should not matter. Try leaving port 25, but using something different for the http and https. There apears to be something running on your machine already using these ports. Now, if you find that port 25 is also the problem, then you have something running on this machine that is listening on port 25 already. If IIS is installed, there may be the default smtp server running as well. You'll need to verify that. Hope it helps
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I agree with your call that 'The ports are machine specific'
I just want to remind you that every win2k server listen to port 25, all the time,
the machine is new, just installed & no app running!
here are the 1st few rows when using netstat,
C:\>netstat -a -n
Active Connections
Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:135 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
I just want to remind you that every win2k server listen to port 25, all the time,
the machine is new, just installed & no app running!
here are the 1st few rows when using netstat,
C:\>netstat -a -n
Active Connections
Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:135 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
TCP 0.0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
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you are so right! it was theh IIS
unlike win2k3server that uncheck almost everything, win2kserver install it all by default.
thx :)
unlike win2k3server that uncheck almost everything, win2kserver install it all by default.
thx :)
chuku,
I am so glad that worked out for you !!!
I am so glad that worked out for you !!!