Local Host network properties
Local Host Network Properties
The Local Host network represents the Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway firewall. It includes all IP addresses bound to all network adapters on the Forefront TMG computer. You do not explicitly define IP addresses on this network. Addresses are added automatically as they are defined on network adapters, including any wide area network (WAN) adapters that are created for VPN connections. Unlike other networks, addresses in the Local Host network are not mutually exclusive. In other words, addresses in the Local Host network will also exist in other networks.
All traffic that comes from the Forefront TMG firewall, and explicitly to the firewall, is considered to have passed by way of the Local Host network. During installation, a network rule is created to route traffic between the Local Host network and all other networks. You cannot manually modify or delete the Local Host network.
Network Properties
You can configure the following properties on the Local Host network.
Property | Details |
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Enable Web Proxy client connections |
Enables a Web proxy listener for the Local Host network. It is not used to allow internal clients to access the Internet. It is only used to allow applications running on the Forefront TMG computer (such as a browser), to act as a Web proxy client. For example, to allow Internet access from the Forefront TMG computer. |
Enable HTTP |
Allows HTTP Web proxy traffic from the Forefront TMG computer |
Enable HTTPS |
Allows HTTPS Web proxy traffic from the Forefront TMG computer |
Configure authentication methods |
Specifies how the application acting as a Web proxy client should authenticate to Forefront TMG. |
Advanced |
Specifies the maximum concurrent client Web proxy connections allowed from the Forefront TMG computer. |