Re: [FW1] FW-1 and AOL

[Chris F <freaknetboy@FW1-NOSPAMyahoo.com>]

I think once you login AOL -- it uses HTTPS. I don't
use AOL, so I could be mistaken.

Do you allow HTTPS?

Put a rule to allow access to AOL site(s) before your
Websense rule for AOL as destination and HTTPS as
service.

My guess is it will work :)

HTH -- Chris

--- Greg Gonzalez <GGONZALEZ@stroock.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Everyone. Here is  my dilema.
> 
> I run Checkpoint Fw-1 4.1 on NT 4.0. I also use
> Websense to block certain sites. When I activate a
> rule that blocks certain web sites, I can get to the
> AOL home page on IE but no futher that that on AOL's
> site. Any other AOL link after I enter my name a
> password comes up with a white screen "The PAGE
> CANNOT BE DISPLAYED". If I disable the websense,
> everything browses fine. This only seems to be with
> AOL. I thought It was something with WEBSENSE.
> 
> After futher troubleshooting, I created a rule as
> follows:
> 
> Source      Destination   Service                 
> Action       Track
> SSLNET   ANY              http->Wildcard      Accept
>       Long
> 
> The wildcard is nothing more than URI that allows
> FW-1 to behave as if Websense was in place without
> actually making any calls via UFP. It simply uses
> the Security server to contact sites in the same
> manner it would with Websense in place.
> 
> After doing this, AOL stopped working again. It
> seems that if I use ANY URI, AOL stops working so
> its NOT websense but something with Checkpoint FW-1.
> 
> If I added a rule to use HTTP ALLOW, AOL would not
> work since a URI is in effect. If I change it it:
> SSLNET  ANY ANY, then HTTP and AOL works fine. ANY
> IDEAS?????
> 
> UUNET/Checkpoint  is stumped!
> 
> 
> 
> Greg Gonzalez
> Network Systems Manager
> Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP
> 180 Maiden Lane
> New York, NY 10038
>> 
> 
> 
>
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