I have two issues I would like to get nailed down..

1) Microsoft web outlook DOES NOT work thru the hotspot proxy.
2) I would like the ability to advertise via the user manager..
IE select existing hotspot profiles..

I tried a non user manager user with transparent proxy on and off and web outlook will not load.

What am I missing...

Craig

1) Try to disable the Hotspot, enable the Masquerade if you are using that and test if the Web Outlook is working.

2)Currently it is not possible in the user manager, you should manually enable the advertise on the Hotspot routers.

Yep...
Without the hotspot proxy, the Masquerade settings work with web outlook.

The issue with usermanager is it manages the users and the hot spot server manages advertising via user profiles...

Mabe have user manager point or pickup user profiles ??

Craig

Ok...
The plott thickens !!
A bit more testing and this is is what I see....

Case1: MT on corp. net (same as Exchange / web server) Hotspot with or without usermanager acct = OK (HS performing NAT 192/24 to 10/16)

Case2: MT beyond firewall (MT corp firewall) IE
Client ---> MT HS ---> Internet ---> MT FW --->Ehchange / web
FAIL, access chalange presented, but page fails to load.
(HS performing NAT 10X to internet range)
(Corp MT performing internet to 10X/16 range DST NAT to Exchange)

I have setup user accts. at two locations for MT to test, and will provide SUPOUT files to aid in troubleshooting... I am beginning to suspect a double NAT or port forwarding issue...

Things that you go HMMMMMMMM.....

Craig

MS web Outlook works on my hotspot. All default settings.

Looks like the web outlooks works through the hotspot for other customers.

For the user-manager profile selection on the router - we will add that for future versions.

Ok... it gets weirder...

NO rime, no reason... it is working !!! (mostly)
No changes made....

Access from work to home (when QWEST's lines stay up (RARE !!) is ok..

Access to via a "back to back" setup.. IE

client --->HS --->Internet subnet (SAME SWITCH) ---> MT (DST NAT) ---> Exchange 2003

FAIL.... access from home to work ok...

Seems to only be affecting routers "directly attached"....


Things that make you go HMMMMMMmmm.....

Craig

An interesting article on this subject...


http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/ti ... &ad=557168

Craig

Might be an MTU issue. Does MSN messenger work?

It could be that the site where Outlook Web Access (OWA) is not working has an ADSL connection or something else along the path, which needs to fragment. I'm not sure about OWA, but MSN Messenger and Hotmail don't like it when the client needs to perform path MTU discovery.

The solution to that is to add two IP --> Firewall --> Mangle rules. Something like this:

NB: Replace [INTERNET INTERFACE] with your internet-facing interface