"The protocol specified cannot be used for publishing" error is logged when you try to publish an internal IPsec server by using the IPsec ESP Server protocol in Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 (891229)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004, Standard Edition
SYMPTOMSWhen you try to create an ISA Server rule to publish an
internal Internet Protocol security (IPsec) server by using the IPsec
Encapsulating Security Protocol (ESP) Server
protocol in Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004, the
following error message is logged in the Application log: Server publishing rule
[ServerPublishingRuleName] failed. The protocol
specified cannot be used for publishing. Location 325.725.4.0.2161.50.
CAUSEThis problem occurs because the IPsec ESP Server protocol
cannot be used for publishing. The IPsec ESP Server protocol is an incoming
protocol used in virtual private network (VPN) site-to-site system policy rules
to enable IPsec ESP traffic to ISA Server.
Note The protocol description of the IPsec ESP Server protocol in the
ISA Server New Server Publishing Rule wizard is incorrect.WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, use the IPsec network address
translation traversal (NAT-T) Server protocol to publish an IPsec server.
Note The IPsec server that you want to publish must have the NAT-T
update installed.
For additional information about the
L2TP/IPsec NAT-T update for Windows XP and Windows 2000, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 818043
L2TP/IPsec NAT-T update for Windows XP and Windows 2000
If the IPsec server that you want to publish is a Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) server, then the IPsec server must be running Windows Server 2003 because the Windows 2000 Routing and Remote Access service does not support NAT-T remote access connections. STATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
in the "Applies to" section.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 2/17/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB891229 kbAudITPRO |
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