Minimum ports required by WSS 3.0 to function?

Question

I am looking to setup up a new install of Sharepoint (WSS).
My question is what would be the minimum number of ports on the firewall do I have to open to have a functioning site.

I know ports 80 & 443 are required.

Or is there a "secured" configuration where a bare minimum of WSS options turned on and minimum of open firewall ports required? 

Also is there a complied list of required ports tied to the WSS options/functions?

Thanks

Answer 1

 Hi Powell,

There are no constraints regarding port number... even you can use 80 port for your SharePoint WebApplication.

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Answer 2

Hi gpowell1,

 

Yes, there is a guidance in for your reference: Plan security hardening for extranet environments (Windows SharePoint Services) (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc287966.aspx)

 

More article focus on security could be found in Security Resource Center for SharePoint Products and Technologies (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/cc979168.aspx).

 

Let me know if you need further information.

 

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Answer 3

As others already mentioned there are several Microsoft documents and blog posts that describe the ports. Unfortunatelly, there is no single document that summarize all information together.
Some time ago I looked throught all sources and extracted ports, creating the single document with all used ports, and what's the most important with directions - inbound or outbound

Just posted that document on my blog http://msmvps.com/blogs/laflour/archive/2009/11/04/sharepoint-2007-farm-ports-configuring-firewall.aspx

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Answer 4

Thanks the for the information.

Answer 5

Thanks the for the information.