Hi guys, I'd like to check whether is it possible to run tcp/ip client or server on the webserver to connect to a different server to transfer data. Do you block this in any way or should I be able to access a tcp/ip server application from within the web server (using any port). Would it be optionally possible to run a TCP/IP server on the web server and connect to it from outside? Regards, Stevo
We do not block any outgoing calls, but to add another service on the web server is something we cannot support.
Could I maybe listen to incomming tcp/ip requests on one of the ftp ports assigned to me? I'm not very familiar with this area so please excuse me if it doesn't make much sense.
It sounds like you want to install some kind of sniffer on our network. Because of security reasons we cannot allow this.
Yeah I know it sounds that way and I understand that you can't allow that. Let me explain what I'm trying to achieve - to transfer data between the web server and another server. The web server is just a tool to display that data. I was trying come up with the fastest and easiest way if doing it - that's why I was thinking about TCP/IP (or UDP) but I see that it would just introduce additional complications so I'll do it via http using a custom handler on the web server side, I hope that's ok with you guys. Also I'd like to make sure that RIA Services is supported on your servers, since you support Silverlight 4? Regards, Stevo
Yes, http calls should be fine on our end. You may want to post around but I believe we do have some customers who have RIA services running on our servers. It should be compatible with our platform.
