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RE: [FW1] Syncronyzing 2 FW-1 firewals



Correct.  I've been running syncronized firewalls since version 3.0b, in a
design similar to the one at http://www.hanetworks.com/networks/ospf/,
without using any HA package (using OSPF routing to handle failover
instead.)  Hope this helps.

Jason


At 07:07 AM 3/28/01 -0500, Dunn, Daniel, CTR, OSD-ATL wrote:
>
>This is not enitrely correct.  You CAN state synchronize without running the
>HA module.  Here is what Check Point sent me:
>
>------------start------------------
>How to set up synchronization between two FireWalls
>
>Fact: FireWall-1 4.0
>Fact: Sun Solaris Sparc 
>Fact: Windows NT Server 4.0
>
>
>Fix: Do the following:
>
>1. Create a file $FWDIR/conf/sync.conf on both modules. The file should
>contain the name or IP of the peer module
>2. Run 'fwstop' on both modules
>3. Run 'fw putkey -n <local module ip address> <remote module ip address>
>on both modules
>4. Run 'fwstart' on both modules
>-----------end---------------------
>
>One thing that helps is to have the firewall modules connected on a
>separate/private network.  I have my two firewall modules and my management
>module connected over a private (10.x.x.x) network and I also exchage state
>information over this link.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Dan
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>-
>Daniel R. (Dan) Dunn, EE 
>Principal INFOSEC Engineer, GRC Int'l (an AT&T company) 
>OSD-ITD Firewall Administrator 
>p:, ext 500 
>
>The opinions expressed by the author are entirely his own, and do not
>reflect those of AT&T, GRCI, Inc., or their subsidiaries, nor do they
>reflect policy, opinion, or endorsement by the US Department of Defense or
>any of its agencies. 
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Tim Holman [mailto:[email protected]]
>>Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 4:58 PM
>>To: Sommariva Graziano; 'Seelig, Daniel'; 'Rodrigo Borges'
>>Cc: [email protected]
>>Subject: Re: [FW1] Syncronyzing 2 FW-1 firewals
>>
>>
>>
>>You need it for Checkpoint HA, which includes state synchronisation.
>>You can setup Nokias or whatever without the HA license, but 
>>you won't be
>>able to state sync, so connections will be lost during failover.
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Sommariva Graziano <[email protected]>
>>To: 'Seelig, Daniel' <[email protected]>; 'Rodrigo Borges'
>><[email protected]>
>>Cc: <[email protected]>
>>Sent: 26 March 2001 15:25
>>Subject: [FW1] Syncronyzing 2 FW-1 firewals
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Is it mandatory to by HA licence to syncronize to FW-1?
>>>
>>> Bes Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>> Graziano Sommariva
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