CajunThomas
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SMTP/POP 3 ROUTING
If anyone can assist - I am running an internal network that is primarily used for POP3 Messages and a couple of other TCP/UDP services. Until recently the whole network (shared by two different departments) operated on a 1.1.1.0/24 range which worked fine for what was needed of it. Then recently it was wanted that a firewall with ACL was insterted between the two departments and one NW became 10.90.110.0/24 (LAN side) and the WAN side became 10.1.1.0/24. The firewall bought and installed is a simple Lynksys RVS 4000 Router with firewall and ACL capabilities. Both the LAN and the WAN have their own SMTP servers that run a program called JSMAIL (as previously). The ACLs were written to allow POP3 and SMTP in both directions between the servers. The c:/windows/system32/driver
But right now the WAN side users can send messages over the LAN side, WAN to WAN is ok, LAN to LAN is okay but LAN to WAN bounces all messages back! I am most perplexed by this and cannot figure out what I am doing that is wrong. I have checked and rechecked all of the settings mentioned above but I must be doing somethign stupid that I cannot get the messages to go from LAN to WAN but I can do the reverse..... Please help.
- Both SMTPs are Windows XP Machines. the rest of the workstations on WAN and LAN are a mix of XP, 2000 and even one or two NTs - but the other clients should not be pertinent.
The Network is not on any kind of domain nor are there actual Servers - just a number of stand alones.
But right now the WAN side users can send messages over the LAN side, WAN to WAN is ok, LAN to LAN is okay but LAN to WAN bounces all messages back! I am most perplexed by this and cannot figure out what I am doing that is wrong. I have checked and rechecked all of the settings mentioned above but I must be doing somethign stupid that I cannot get the messages to go from LAN to WAN but I can do the reverse..... Please help.
- Both SMTPs are Windows XP Machines. the rest of the workstations on WAN and LAN are a mix of XP, 2000 and even one or two NTs - but the other clients should not be pertinent.
The Network is not on any kind of domain nor are there actual Servers - just a number of stand alones.
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