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 sql server listening on port 80

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needforhint
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Posted - 2009-04-13 : 14:41:05
hello all,
I am trying to set TCP port that my SQL server 2005 listens on to port 80. But when I do that, after stopping server service I cannot start it back. It gives me error "the request failed or the service did not respond in a timely fashion. Consult the event log or other applicable error logs for details.". My goal is to have my sql server to listen on a port that is commonly unblocked by firewalls for I want people to connect to my sql server from any site and many webs are behid hardware firewalls. If I cannot use port 80 no way, what other ports are commonly unblocked by firewalls? I also tried port 24 but with the same result. Thanks in advance
   

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