Actually lotus notes works on a port that is off in the high ranges (do not
know exactly which one). Lotus notes can be encrypted as long as the person
encrypting to is in the Lotus notes address book.
All you would have to do is open up the specific port outbound from the
firewall to the server (client ==> firewall ==> internet ==> server) have
all data transfers be initiated from inside (replications) and you have no
problem.
To: firewalls @ greatcircle.com
cc: (bcc: Yury German/GRS/GRN)
From: Gail.Holt @ health.wa.gov.au
Date: 07/09/97 11:49:16 PM
Subject: Lotus Notes
Hi,
I currently administer a firewall (FW-1 V2.1c, SUN sparc5, Solaris 2.5)
which protects our network of around 6,000 users. I allow all traffic
outbound (at the moment) and nothing inbound (apart from responses :) I
have 2 DMZs for email relay, cdrom, web etc.) One of our corporate
sections wants to connect to an external Lotus Notes server. As far as
I am concerned, our corporate stance is that the firewall is the point
of all network external connectivity. As I see it (I'm fairly new to
this, and no network expert) the two ways to connect are
1. via the Internet (which they should already be able to do)
2. via an ISDN line into an interface on the firewall.
The problem with 2. is that the server is 4,000 kilometres away, and an
ISDN line would be prohibitively expensive. I don't know what their
problem is with simply connecting via the Internet - perhaps the
transmission of unencrypted Lotus Notes traffic. I am simply trying to
get some ideas which I can present to 'them' before 'the big whiteboard
meeting' next week when all will be revealed. Any suggestions for
other ways ?
tar
Gail
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Gail Holt
Internet Administrator
Health Department of WA
phone: (08) 9222 2429
email: gail .
holt @
health .
wa .
gov .
au
Standard Disclaimer: These opinions are my own.
No one else in their right mind would want them.
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