Great Circle Associates Firewalls
(October 1996)
 

Indexed By Date: [Previous] [Next] Indexed By Thread: [Previous] [Next]

Subject: Re: setting up IBM SNG?
From: "Steven E. Matkoski" <matkoski @ dreamscape . com>
Organization: Network Concepts
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:55:31 -0400
To: "Paul D. Robertson" <proberts @ clark . net>
Cc: Firewall mailing list <Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM>
References: <Pine . LNX . 3 . 91 . 961011122908 . 21386C-100000 @ localhost>

Paul D. Robertson wrote:
> 
> They probably want you to make sure each interface sends packets
> correctly, and that the route tables are set up correctly (static routing).
> If you take the default AIX setup, static routes are held in the ODBM
> database, so once you enter them, you should be fine.  You should
> probably do that through SMIT.
> 
ok, now I can get through the firewall (without firewall software
loaded),
but none of the internal routers know how to respond to the unsecure
subnet.
does this mean I have to add a static route to all internal(secure)
routers?
or how can I advertise routes to them?

> 
> They get taken out of inetd.conf, and rc.tcpip, services just provides names,
> it doesn't enable protocols.  The SNG code should block what's running there
> if you have your filters set correctly, but I tend to like to disable all
> the built-in protocols, sendmail, the R commands, and NFS seperately if I
> configure one of these beasts.
>
That makes sense, after I posted the question I realized that. Should
engage
brain before fingers.

-- 

Thanks!
-steve.
matkoski @
 dreamscape .
 com


References:
Indexed By Date Previous: WINDOWS 95 SETUP/Hidden files..
From: indy @ aero . gla . ac . uk (Inderjit S Gabrie)
Next: Re: Firewall Question
From: Karl Janice <KJanice_+a_NYPP_+lKarl_Janice+r%NYPP @ mcimail . com>
Indexed By Thread Previous: Re: setting up IBM SNG?
From: "Paul D. Robertson" <proberts @ clark . net>
Next: Re: setting up IBM SNG?
From: Damien Miller <dmiller @ vitnet . com . sg>

Google
 
Search Internet Search www.greatcircle.com