Enable Internet Access with Active Directory Login

[gczman]

I have implemented MOSS 2007 Enterprise Edition and I was wondering how to enable internet access for users outside the local network. We have outlook web access and that works great, but I can't seem to get Sharepoint to bring up a login on the internet. I have setup DNS and the SSL port for IIS and have setup access rules and forwarding on our LAN firewall. Any idea's why this isn't working?

 

[philhege]

Do you have MOSS for Internet Sites?

Phil H.
Some Bank
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[gczman]

Ohh, wow. That is very expensive. I definetly do not have that. Thank you for you help. =)

 

[dinger2121]

Do you use MS ISA?
we have used ISA to publish our MOSS 2007 sites for access from outside the network. This offers a sign on which authenticates against active directory. You should be able to search google for more information.

 

[gczman]

No we have a Cisco ASA 5520. You would think that the Sharepoint login would be similiar to Outlook Web Access. I have googled many articles on how to setup my MOSS site to be accessible from the internet, but I can't even get the site to come up on the internet. Exchange 2007 OWA was a lot easier.

 

[NifaF]

Although you might be having a configuration issue (look at your dns, firewall configuration and IIS, the process to publish a site hosted on sharepoint is not different to using other CMS)
you should investigate the cost with a Internet license for Moss

 

[cmv131]

Also, look at SharePoints alternate address mappings if you are publishing it with a different DNS name for external access.

 

[gczman]

Thank you all so much. I did manage to get it on the internet. It was the Host Header for sharepoint and IIS.

I did create a new site and set it to forms authentication, but it isn't authenticating with AD. It errors out and says "Unknown Error".

 

[NifaF]

You want to use AD to authenticate...why have you set it to use forms?? It is a complete different thing. You use forms when you want Moss to use eg. an external authentication provider or if you have your users in a database...
Read this, but only pay attention in the part where he explain who to configure the Extranet:

http://www.andrewconnell.com/blog/a...ngSiteWithDualAuthProvidersAndAnonAccess.aspx

 

[gczman]

Ahh, I see. So I can use forms for the internet and create "new" users just for that site. Am I understanding this correctly??