Re: proxy server

The original poster is using his Vault on a non-standard port and at a 
client site with proxy.  If he was using the standard port 80 this 
probably would not be a problem.  Since he does not have control over 
the proxy, I think he is lucky it works at all.

Ken Angell
Application Architect
NET-Architect

Metro Sauper wrote:

> We use the following configuration:
>  
> client -> ISA server -> NAT Router -> {internet} -> NAT Router -> 
> Vault Server
>  
> The Vault Server is also an ISA server for the rest of the office 
> network.  The actual Vault SQL database is on a server behind the 
> Vault Server.
>  
> We only allow secure (https) connections to the vault application on 
> the server.
>  
> We have never had a problem with this setup.  I've never even 
> considered that it might not work.  Isn't one of the main reasons for 
> using the http protocol to take advantage of the in-place enterprise 
> infrastructure support for it?
>  
>  
> Best regards,
>  
> Metro.
>  
> -----------
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> President
> Sauper Associates, Inc.
> 221 County House Road
> Suite D
> Sewell, NJ  08080
>  
> V: 856.228.5300
> F: 856.228.2311
>  
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* [email protected]
>     [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of
>     *Steven Buxton
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:25 AM
>     *To:* Eric Sink; [email protected]
>     *Subject:* RE: [vault-list] proxy server
>
>     I access mine through an ISA proxy.  Most of the time my enviro
>     looks like Client -> ISA -> Router -> ISA - Vault.  Works like a
>     champ.  Never had any issues.
>      
>     Steven
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* [email protected] on behalf of Eric Sink
>     *Sent:* Wed 1/7/2004 9:42 AM
>     *To:* [email protected]
>     *Subject:* RE: [vault-list] proxy server
>
>
>     Hmmm.  I am having two reactions to your note:
>
>     First, I'm surprised that this is working at all.
>
>     Second, I'm curious why you are getting that
>     particular symptom.
>
>     But mostly, I'm just surprised that it works at
>     all with a proxy server.  Is anyone here actually
>     using Vault regularly with a proxy server?  IIRC,
>     this is not something we would consider a
>     "supported" configuration.
>
>     Anyway, as to your actual problem:  I don't suppose
>     there is something in your proxy server which is
>     configured to timeout sockets after one minute?  ;-)
>
>     AFIAK, there is no timeout in Vault which is 60
>     seconds long.
>
>     --
>     Eric Sink
>     Software Craftsman
>     http://software.ericsink.com/
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: [email protected]
>     [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brett
>     A Hoover
>     Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 4:45 PM
>     To: [email protected]
>     Subject: [vault-list] proxy server
>
>     I have Vault set up on a port other than 80.  Everything is working
>     correctly except when I'm on site at a vendor where they use a proxy
>     server.
>
>     In order to get Vault to function correctly, I need to start up Vault,
>     then fire up IE (with proxy enabled) and hit 
>     http://myurl:port/VaultService/VaultService.asmx -- which loads fine. 
>     Then I am able to login to Vault.  Without doing this, Vault
>     refuses the
>     connection.
>
>     Additionally, after a minute, any additional request to Vault gives me
>     the error message  that Vault couldn't perform the action.  My
>     connection to the server may have timed out.  I go to browser, refresh
>     the page, then retry the operation and everything works fine.
>
>     Despite it working, it is very annoying to have to refresh a web page
>     before performing a Vault operation.  And note, that the time out
>     can be
>     less than a minute.
>
>     Any ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Brett
>
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