Mike Jones wrote:
>
> Has anyone ever set up a FW-1 firewall where one network interface
> was a token ring? The best answer I've been able to get from Sun so
> far is "it ought to work", but the documentation doesn't specifically
> say.
>
> Mike Jones
> Sr. Network Computing Advisor
> Unified Technologies
Yes, I have sucessfully configured Firewall-1 to filter on a token ring.
However this is not a "straight" install and configuration. Sun's phone support may not
be able to help you. Their standard "fix" for token ring and Firewall-1 problems is to
disable source-routing. But, there will be more gotcha's. We have solved this problem
for our clients by obtaining Firewall-1's "new released filter for token rings" ( yes
Beta!!!!! ).
The new filter was obtained with the help of Sun Customer Services.
IF AT ALL POSSIBLE AVOID THIS CONFIGURATION ( fw-1 & tr ) UNTIL FIREWALL-1's NEXT
RELEASE. However, the early release version has been successful, but the configuration
is minimal ( air-gaps, it is beta ). We will implement be implementing Firewall-1 on
token rings at the next release.
John Dias
Sr engineer
TopShelf Systems Technology
209-239-5402
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