[FW1] RE: Very much a newbie question, FW-1 and Bay ARN

["White, Steve (whites)" <Whites@FW1-NOSPAMepri-peac.com>]

Ok never mind, I did not realize that my external interface was NOT enabled
for firewall. So I learned, always check your interfaces to make sure that
the FW Module is indeed bound to it and enabled.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: White, Steve (whites) 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 11:44 AM
> To: 'Fw-1-Mailinglist (E-mail)
> Subject: Very much a newbie question, FW-1 and Bay ARN
> 
> 
> Ok I am a newbie to FW-1. I have a Bay ARN Router and have 
> the FW-1 option enabled. I can load policies to the router no 
> problem. However they only work on the outbound connection. 
> If I load a policy that states drop all, and I test from the 
> outside I have no problem getting in to my network. If I try 
> to get out to the Internet from my local net, all packets are 
> getting dropped as I expected. Like I said before I do not 
> have much experience with FW-1. Currently the router is 
> configured with two interfaces, my eth0 and my serial 
> connection (ft0). The eth0 is my internal interface, and the 
> FT0 connection is my external. I find this very strange as I 
> figured with a total global packet drop that no packets 
> should be allowed to cross the router at all. Any one have 
> any experience with this particular setup? Thanks!
> 


================================================================================
     To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at
               http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html
================================================================================