[AccessD] mdb in dmz

Jim DeMarco Jdemarco at hshhp.org
Tue Aug 5 13:02:09 CDT 2003


Looks like everything is going over port 80.  The real drag is I can't be sure it's even a hardware problem.  We simplified the code to this (it's ASP/VBScript so no data types,etc.):

<snip>
dim connectstring
dim cnn
dim dbpath

	dbpath = "D:\db\HshhpTips.mdb"
	connectstring = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source=" & dbpath

	Set cnn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
	'cnn.open connectstring
	
	Response.Write "testing"
</snip>

The code runs if we leave the cnn.open line commented out but when we put it back we now get a page not found error.  Works fine on our dev machine of course.  I would think if it was a data access problem the code would bail on the CreateObject call.  Server's running Win2K BTW.

Jim DeMarco



-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Dettman [mailto:jimdettman at earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 12:52 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: RE: [AccessD] mdb in dmz


Jim,

<<Can anyone point me in the right direction?>>

  Check the Firewall's log.  It will show the IP address of the web server,
whether it was TCP or UDP packet, and the port it was trying to use.

Jim Dettman
President,
Online Computer Services of WNY, Inc.
(315) 699-3443
jimdettman at earthlink.net

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Jim DeMarco
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:58 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: RE: [AccessD] mdb in dmz


Thanks Frank (where'd you find that domain on your e-mail address??).

I searched msdn and found this list of Port Assignments for Common Services
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/samplechapters/cnfc/cn
fc_por_simw.asp - watch for wrapping).  None seems to be what I'm looking
(AFAICT anyway).  Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks,

Jim DeMarco

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Tanner III [mailto:pctech at mybellybutton.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:45 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] mdb in dmz


I'm not sure what tcp/udp port(s) that Jet and OLEdb
use, but do you have those allowed to pass from the
DMZ to wherever it needs to go?  i.e. the internal LAN
and the external Internet.

Usually DMZs are configured to ONLY allow the ports
necessary, such as HTTP, HTTPS, POP3, SMTP, etc.

--- Jim DeMarco <Jdemarco at hshhp.org> wrote:
> List,
>
> We just went live with our web site
> (http://www.hshhp.org) but had to remove a feature
> that displays health tips.  The tips are stored in
> an A97 mdb but we get an "unspecified error" when
> hitting the page.  The db is on the web server box.
> The server is behind the firewall in the DMZ.  Does
> anyone know if the DMZ is an issue when trying to
> hit an mdb?  We're using the OleDB provider for Jet
> 4.0.  I ran comcheck and we've got that version
> installed.  IIS 5.0 as well.
>
> TIA,
>
> Jim DeMarco
> Director of Product Development
> HealthSource/Hudson Health Plan
>
>
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