Patrick
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OWA SSL not working outside of LAN
We're trying to do the whole RCP over HTTPS deal and the HTTPS OWA client work inside the LAN but outside we get a warning of a certificate error (in IE 7) and then a page cannot be displayed. We have a Sonicwall 2040 Firewall, Exchange 2003 SP2, SBS 2003 and IIS 6.0. I believe I have the port completely wide open on the sonic wall.
We have our main DC/AD server and then 4 other servers including our Exchange Server (of which we have just 1 of).
Please help!
We have our main DC/AD server and then 4 other servers including our Exchange Server (of which we have just 1 of).
Please help!
LegendZM
Are you using a self signed certificate, or have you purchased one from an authorized authority? (such as godaddy)
ASKER
Yes, have a free one from FreeSSL for the next month.
That would be why you're getting a certificate error. Unless you install the certificate on each user's computer, because it's not from a signed authority. You can purchase one from Godaddy for ~30$/yr and be done with the error message :)
ASKER
Wait, for real, it's THAT easy?
ASKER
Can you explain a bit further?
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Yeah, but when you continue on to the site, I get a page cannot be displayed error and no warning of the certificate error on IE 6. I can access the HTTPS site while in office, at home, I cannot. I get a page cannot be displayed.
ASKER
No, you were right on. I need to get a trust cert and I did't have the port forwarded to the exchange server properly on the firewall.
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You literally saved me from another night of pulling my hair out. Thank you!
Ok, lets go back a step
You have: Exchange 2003 SP2, SBS 2003 and IIS 6.0.
Is the Exchange 2003 sp2 on the SBS or is SBS separate, likewise, is IIS6 a server in itself? Or do you have all of this encompassed under the SBS server. Let's assume it's all encompassed.
You need more than having all the ports 'open' on the firewall, you need to Forward incoming requests on port 80, 443 to the internal ip 192.168.x.x (or another internal ip) of the SBS 2003 server.
You have: Exchange 2003 SP2, SBS 2003 and IIS 6.0.
Is the Exchange 2003 sp2 on the SBS or is SBS separate, likewise, is IIS6 a server in itself? Or do you have all of this encompassed under the SBS server. Let's assume it's all encompassed.
You need more than having all the ports 'open' on the firewall, you need to Forward incoming requests on port 80, 443 to the internal ip 192.168.x.x (or another internal ip) of the SBS 2003 server.
Glad I could help. :)