TELECOM Digest OnLine - Sorted: Re: Setup Home IIS Server That Doesn't Allow Outside Connections

Re: Setup Home IIS Server That Doesn't Allow Outside Connections

Robert Bonomi (bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com)
Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:24:56 -0000

In article <telecom24.495.7@telecom-digest.org>, <strutsng@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am subscribing SBC Yahoo DSL Express Package, and I want to setup
> personal home IIS server at home, that allows outside connections to
> my server. I am able to run it internally, but couldn't connect from
> outside.

Exposing IIS to the outside world without a heavy-duty firewall in
place is simply *asking* to have your system broken into.

> I want to know if ISP SBC block incoming port 80 request from outside?

"Maybe", "probably", even. <grin>

> Any ideas?

Did you try:

1) reading your service agreement to see what it says about running
servers?

2) *asking* the SBC support people if you are allowed to run servers?

3) asking the SBC support people if they block incoming port 80 requests.

> Please advise. Thanks!!

Comment: If you don't have the knowledge/skills to investigate/troubleshoot
a matter like this yourself, you should _not_ be attempting to set up
an "exposed to the world" server on the Internet, by yourself. Get somebody
who _knows_ _what_they_are_doing_ to go over *everything* on that box (and
the rest of your local network), and who can recommend/specify a good
hardware-based firewall -- *and* who can diagnose _why_ contact from the
outside world "doesn't work".

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