Microsoft 2004 User Manual
Test the Connection
We are now ready to test the connection. Internet Explorer 6.0 can access both Web and FTP
sites within the browser. The only difference in the current example is that you will specify
http:// for the Web site and ftp:// for the FTP site. You will also see in the following
walkthrough how to configure the FTP site to accept uploads from external users.
sites within the browser. The only difference in the current example is that you will specify
http:// for the Web site and ftp:// for the FTP site. You will also see in the following
walkthrough how to configure the FTP site to accept uploads from external users.
Perform the following steps to test the Web and FTP Server Publishing Rules:
1. The first step on the external Windows 2000 client is to configure a HOSTS file entry so
that the client will resolve the name perimeter.msfirewall.org to the external address on
the ISA Server 2004 firewall.
the ISA Server 2004 firewall.
2. Click
Start and Run. In the Run dialog box, enter notepad in the Open text box, and
click OK.
3. Click
the
File menu and Open. In the Open dialog box, enter
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts in the File name text box, and click Open.
4. Add the following line to the HOSTS file:
192.168.1.70 perimeter.msfirewall.org
Press ENTER at the end of the line so that the insertion point sits on the next line. Click
File and then click Exit. In the Notepad dialog box, click Yes to save the changes.
File and then click Exit. In the Notepad dialog box, click Yes to save the changes.
5. From the external client machine, open Internet Explorer and enter
http://perimeter.msfirewall.org into the Address bar. Press ENTER. The default Web
page for the site will appear.
page for the site will appear.
6. In Internet Explorer, enter ftp://perimeter.msfirewall.org in the Address bar and press
ENTER. You will see the contents of the FTP site. By default, you can only download files
from the site.
from the site.
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