Counter-Strike behind ISA

[Dowfen]

I'm not exactly sure if this is in the correct location, but it has more to do about ISA (Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration server) than anything. If not, please move it.

I've supposedly found the correct ports to open on a firewall to get Counter-STrike working. I don't want to be a server, just want to play games. However, if anyone has any direct experience with ISA and games, or ISA and Counter-Strike it would help.

Anyway, I've made the protocol definitions for the supposed ports and then referenced them to the rule, however it still does not work.

Does anyone have any direct experience with ISA and this? ISA is confusing and I'm only a novice with it. However, something simple like this will help me learn. That is of course if I can get it working.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Eric

 

[azev]

Easy, go to this website for a reference on how to create the protocol definition

http://www.isaserver.org/pages/games.asp

Go find halflife and create the protocol definition.
If you are using port filtering make sure you create a port rule to open the respective ports.

Then you have to use the firewall client on computer you are playing cc from.

If you still having problems, create a port rule to open all the port (testing purposes only)

if you get this right, you should then be able to play counterstrike with no problem.

Good Luck.

 

[Dowfen]

That's exactly the kind of site I've been looking for but never was able to find!

Eric

 

[Saltin]

If you're in control of the ISA server yourself, it's a trivial task.

There's no reason to deny any particular type of outbound traffic unless it causes

1) bandwidth requirements you dont want to fufill
2) Security issues
3) Interpersonal issues (eg. people wasting time at work).


Assuming this is ok with you, you can simply allow all outbound traffic and still remain secure. Even with this setting, ISA will allow only *solicitied* inbound traffic.

If this is your current situation, it's the Firewall Client you require. The Firewall Client is a Winsock proxy client. Pretty much any application that accesses a server through the ISA server (in firewall or integrated mode) requires the firewall client. By default, it will be shared out under "clients"

 

[Dowfen]

Saltin,

I did get it figured out thanks to that above mentioned website. I can change things on the ISA server, but it does actually do protecting for medium sized network and there's lots of customizations like OWA and other fun stuff. I do have the firewall client installed as well.

Thanks for your helps, guys

Eric