web user cannot download file from our web server

[Guest el]

Hi,

[Windows 2003 Server Std, MS Exchange 2003 Server, CISCO firewall, IIS web server]

 

We have a web server which serves as a file repository for our clients. They can click on a web link from our web pages to download the file (mostly PDF files). Our web server uses a different port (8081) than port 80. Some users complaint they could not download files from us. They said it was because we used non-standard port and their office firewall blocked the downloads. The reason why we use 8081 was because we have OWA, uses port 80, and wanted to separate it from web server. Is there any way for us to use port 80 for web server and OWA also? How do we configure it?

 

el

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: web user cannot download file from our web server

 

EL,

You can use Host Headers in IIS to run more than one site on port 80.

In IIS, in the web site properties, click on Advanced next to the IP address assignment,

So one site will have a host header of owa.domain.com and the other will have a host header of files.domain.com. IIS examines the header in the request to see which web site instance to send it to,

Anthony,

http://www.airdesk.com

 

"el" <drop_msg -@- hotmail -DOT- com> wrote in message news:e4W1vqOAJHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Hi,

[Windows 2003 Server Std, MS Exchange 2003 Server, CISCO firewall, IIS web server]

 

We have a web server which serves as a file repository for our clients. They can click on a web link from our web pages to download the file (mostly PDF files). Our web server uses a different port (8081) than port 80. Some users complaint they could not download files from us. They said it was because we used non-standard port and their office firewall blocked the downloads. The reason why we use 8081 was because we have OWA, uses port 80, and wanted to separate it from web server. Is there any way for us to use port 80 for web server and OWA also? How do we configure it?

 

el

[Guest ken baxter]

Re: web user cannot download file from our web server

 

I have both setup on a 2000 server. OWA just runs in a subfolder from the main website, with its own security, both on port 80.

"el" <drop_msg -@- hotmail -DOT- com> wrote in message news:e4W1vqOAJHA.4172@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

Hi,

[Windows 2003 Server Std, MS Exchange 2003 Server, CISCO firewall, IIS web server]

 

We have a web server which serves as a file repository for our clients. They can click on a web link from our web pages to download the file (mostly PDF files). Our web server uses a different port (8081) than port 80. Some users complaint they could not download files from us. They said it was because we used non-standard port and their office firewall blocked the downloads. The reason why we use 8081 was because we have OWA, uses port 80, and wanted to separate it from web server. Is there any way for us to use port 80 for web server and OWA also? How do we configure it?

 

el