Accessing Intranet Data Protected by Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0

This article describes three common methods for accessing Intranet data that is protected by Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0.

Method 1: Server Proxy

Microsoft Proxy Server is designed to work well with other servers like Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft SQL Server, without compromising your network security for incoming requests from the Internet. The server application can be installed on the same computer as Proxy Server, or on another computer located behind the Proxy Server. Most Windows Sockets server applications are able to use the server proxy feature. Certain additional advanced settings may be required, based on your particular internal server configuration.

For additional information, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about server proxy, refer to "Configuring Server Proxy Parameters" in the "Configuring Multiserver Environments" section of the Microsoft Proxy Server online documentation.

Method 2: Reverse Proxy

Reverse proxy can be used to access Web data on an internal server using the HTTP protocol. There is also limited support for the HTTPS protocol.

For information about reverse proxy, refer to "Reverse Proxying and Hosting" in the "Configuring Multiserver Environments" section of the Microsoft Proxy Server documentation.

Method 3: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) can be installed on the computer running Microsoft Proxy Server. PPTP is protocol that is included with Windows NT 4.0.

PPTP can work well with Proxy Server and allow incoming PPTP sessions from Internet hosts. This option provides the most flexible and feature-rich access to your private network. It is also very secure because the entire data stream is encrypted.