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Subject: RE: Checkpoint FW-1 NAT v's Routing problem
From: Dana Bourgeois <fg @ corp . portal . com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:47:09 -0800
To: "'Edward Cracknell'" <edward @ securIT . net>, "'Firewall Wizards (Marcus J. Ranum's new moderated mail list)'" <firewall-wizards @ nfr . net>
Cc: "'Firewalls Alias'" <firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM>

Checkpoint (just up the street) told us we should upgrade to 3.0b ASAP.
 It is a transparent upgrade - we were concerned that SecureRemote 2.x
clients would be hosed but they are not.  I would suggest that your
friend should upgrade and then work on fixing whatever problems still
exist.


>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Edward Cracknell [SMTP:edward @
 securIT .
 net]
>Sent:	Tuesday, December 09, 1997 9:54
>To:	Firewall Wizards (Marcus J. Ranum's new moderated mail list)
>Cc:	Firewalls Alias
>Subject:	Checkpoint FW-1 NAT v's Routing problem
>
>A client of mine has un petite problem with Checkpoint FW-1, version
>3.0a over 2.5 Solaris.
>
>
>                                     FW-1
>                                        |
>                                Cisco 1601
>                                        |
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>      |                                                           |     
>LAN 1                                                        LAN 2
>(Illegal address scheme)          (Legal address scheme)
>      
>     
>     
>Using NAT SRC translations the problem is that FW-1 routes before it
>NAT's, and so if the requirement for LAN 2 is to go to the IP address on
>the Internet that corresponds with the illegal one of LAN 1 it fails.
>
>The client doesn't want any hacks of code or non-supported solutions. I
>feel it can be achieved with static routes pointing to the external
>interface but the client really wants a CISCO based solution as they aim
>to add lots more LAN 3's LAN 4's etc. and they have illegal addresses.
>
>Does anyone know off hand if the 1601's support NAT? Cisco's are ver.
>11.2.4
>
>This would be the better solution because the firewall rules and logs
>look messy after NAT.
>
>Thanks in advance
> 
>-----------------------------------------------------------------
>Edward Cracknell - <edward @
 SecurIT .
 net>
>
>
>

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