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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: chaloner on April 08, 2008, 10:51:07 PM

Title: ALL PORTS CLOSED CHANGING FROM SERVER ONLY TO SERVER-GATEWAY SME7.3
Post by: chaloner on April 08, 2008, 10:51:07 PM

I changed the configuration of a fresh install with all updates posted from SERVER-GATEWAY to SERVER-ONLY. I then changed it back to SERVER-GATEWAY, and all external ports were closed. I found no way of re-opening them other than a new, fresh install. I had tried to re-select SERVER-ONLY, reboot, and make the change again, but that did not work.

Any ideas? The problem is solved for me, but I think it still exists.

Chaloner Hale

Title: Re: ALL PORTS CLOSED CHANGING FROM SERVER ONLY TO SERVER-GATEWAY SME7.3
Post by: peterhocking on April 09, 2008, 01:13:37 AM

When you change from server only to server gateway, you need to set up the port forwarding you require as the server is now routing to/firewalling your network, so it needs to be told to open the ports.

To open the ports, go into the server-manager & click on port forwading which is under the security heading.

HTH

Peter

Quote from: chaloner on April 08, 2008, 10:51:07 PM

I changed the configuration of a fresh install with all updates posted from SERVER-GATEWAY to SERVER-ONLY. I then changed it back to SERVER-GATEWAY, and all external ports were closed. I found no way of re-opening them other than a new, fresh install. I had tried to re-select SERVER-ONLY, reboot, and make the change again, but that did not work.

Any ideas? The problem is solved for me, but I think it still exists.

Chaloner Hale

Title: Re: ALL PORTS CLOSED CHANGING FROM SERVER ONLY TO SERVER-GATEWAY SME7.3
Post by: pfloor on April 09, 2008, 06:01:18 AM

Quote from: peterhocking on April 09, 2008, 01:13:37 AM

When you change from server only to server gateway, you need to set up the port forwarding you require as the server is now routing to/firewalling your network, so it needs to be told to open the ports.

To open the ports, go into the server-manager & click on port forwading which is under the security heading.

HTH

Peter

This is not correct.  In server/gateway mode all the appropriate ports are opened automatically on the external interface according to what services are enabled.  You shouldn't need to manually open anything.

Quote from: chaloner on April 08, 2008, 10:51:07 PM

I changed the configuration of a fresh install with all updates posted from SERVER-GATEWAY to SERVER-ONLY. I then changed it back to SERVER-GATEWAY, and all external ports were closed. I found no way of re-opening them other than a new, fresh install. I had tried to re-select SERVER-ONLY, reboot, and make the change again, but that did not work.

Any ideas? The problem is solved for me, but I think it still exists.

Chaloner Hale

This is not correct behavior and if this in fact happened then you should have opened a bug so this problem can be looked at.

Since you re-installed then opening a bug at this point is pretty much useless unless you can reproduce the problem.