Problem wiht merge replication using pull subscription across internet

Hi,
I want to use merge replication will pull subscription across
internet.
I have 2 computers with SQL Server 2005.
Computer A is the main computer that will have the publication.
Computer B will have a subscription to the Computer A publication.
The distributor will be in Computer B.
Computer A is behind a firewall. The firewall has the following rules
for incoming traffic:
everything denied for all IPs except for the following ports:
20 TCP
21 TCP
22 TCP
23 TCP
25 TCP
53 TCP, UDP
80 TCP
81 TCP
110 TCP
143 TCP
443 TCP
444 TCP
554 TCP
1433 TCP
1755 TCP,UDP
3306 TCP
3389 TCP
5432 TCP
5005 UDP
5800 TCP
5900 TCP
8443 TCP
10000 TCP
25112 TCP
And the following rules for outgoing traffic:
everything denied for all IPs except for the following ports:
20 TCP
21 TCP
22 TCP
23 TCP
25 TCP
53 TCP,UDP
80 TCP
110 TCP
123 UDP
143 TCP
443 TCP
1433 TCP
3306 TCP
5432 TCP
Before trying to set up replication I tried to connect from SSMS from
computer B to A and it worked.
However, trying to connect from SSMS in computer A to computer B
didn't worked.
If I try to connect from another computer (that is not behind the
firewall) to computer B it works.
My question is what outgoing ports need to be opened in the firewall
that protects computer A in order to connect to the SQL Server
instance in computer B?
Will I need to modify my firewall setup if I used push subscription
instead of pull subscription?
Thanks
You would need to open port 1433 for outbound to connect to server b. For a
push server A would connect to its own snapshot share, so this should work
over part 1433 as well.
I would recommend using pull however.
Hilary Cotter
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"Manu" <manunews@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I want to use merge replication will pull subscription across
> internet.
> I have 2 computers with SQL Server 2005.
> Computer A is the main computer that will have the publication.
> Computer B will have a subscription to the Computer A publication.
> The distributor will be in Computer B.
> Computer A is behind a firewall. The firewall has the following rules
> for incoming traffic:
> everything denied for all IPs except for the following ports:
> 20 TCP
> 21 TCP
> 22 TCP
> 23 TCP
> 25 TCP
> 53 TCP, UDP
> 80 TCP
> 81 TCP
> 110 TCP
> 143 TCP
> 443 TCP
> 444 TCP
> 554 TCP
> 1433 TCP
> 1755 TCP,UDP
> 3306 TCP
> 3389 TCP
> 5432 TCP
> 5005 UDP
> 5800 TCP
> 5900 TCP
> 8443 TCP
> 10000 TCP
> 25112 TCP
> And the following rules for outgoing traffic:
> everything denied for all IPs except for the following ports:
> 20 TCP
> 21 TCP
> 22 TCP
> 23 TCP
> 25 TCP
> 53 TCP,UDP
> 80 TCP
> 110 TCP
> 123 UDP
> 143 TCP
> 443 TCP
> 1433 TCP
> 3306 TCP
> 5432 TCP
> Before trying to set up replication I tried to connect from SSMS from
> computer B to A and it worked.
> However, trying to connect from SSMS in computer A to computer B
> didn't worked.
> If I try to connect from another computer (that is not behind the
> firewall) to computer B it works.
> My question is what outgoing ports need to be opened in the firewall
> that protects computer A in order to connect to the SQL Server
> instance in computer B?
> Will I need to modify my firewall setup if I used push subscription
> instead of pull subscription?
> Thanks
>
|||Hilary,
I had the port 1433 open for outbound connections in server A but it
wasn't working. I was using a named instance in server B with dynamic
ports so after setting the server B to use the port 1433 I can connect
from server A to server B.
Now I'm trying to configure the merge replication (fingers crossed).
Thanks for the help,
Manu
Hilary Cotter wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> You would need to open port 1433 for outbound to connect to server b. For a
> push server A would connect to its own snapshot share, so this should work
> over part 1433 as well.
> I would recommend using pull however.
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
>
> "Manu" <manunews@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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