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Reverse Proxying with MS Proxy2

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by robinarm

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Does anyone have tips on configuring MS Proxy2 to reverse proxy with packet filtering (firewall). I could also do with some good security advice regarding packet filtering.

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by darb_

Well, just make sure you have port 80 (if you have SSL you will need 443) open and setup Proxy to do something with incoming web requests whether its deny, process locally, or send to another host and port of your choosing.
Advise on packet filtering: Dont pass ICMP ping requets. This will make you less likely of being targeted from a mass-sweep of a subnet. However obscurity is not security. There is a least 1 documented bug in packet filtering that I know of so do a search on MS's Technet Security site.

by robinarm

I have port 80 and 443 open but dont use SSL.
In the publishing tab for Web proxy services I have set "send to the local web server". The only thing other thing I'm unsure about here is in the Default Web Site properties in the "Web Site" tab where"IP Address = (All unassigned)". Is this correct or should it be pointing the Web Server IP?

by darb_

You are safe with leaving the IP address for the web site unassigned. About the only reason you would have to specify the IP address is if you were hosting virtual sites and using host headers.

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