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> Folks, > > I came to know about an article of Gartner saying that their are some IM bypassing Firewall by scanning open ports. > Has anybody tested this CP FW-1 NG? I am afraid if this is a problem with FW-1!!! > > > Firewall Bypass Technology > > > AOL's Instant Messenger has a uniquely slippery client that is > designed to bypass firewall port blocking technology, making the > product easy to configure from behind a firewall. For example, the > AOL client will use any available port, scanning even those reserved > for domain naming system (DNS) lookup. This technology enables > unsophisticated users to sneak past a firewall with relative ease, > effectively establishing breaches in the corporate firewall. > > > > > Kaustubh A. > Technical Consultant > HP Services > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 101-105 Enterprise Center, CTS#55 Off Neharu Road, > Vile Parle (East) Mumbai 400099. > *+91 (0) 22.616.7331 *GSM:> *: [email protected] > URL: http://www.ho.com/in > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ================================================= To set vacation, Out Of Office, or away messages, send an email to [email protected] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [email protected] =================================================
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