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Date:	Mon, 24 Feb 2003 18:03:56 PST8
From:	Peter Skye <pskye@peterskye.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Firewalls

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J. R. Fox wrote:
>
> Peter cited several pertinent links . . . Keep in mind that
> some of these things (like the firewall-equipped version of
> TCP/IP) probably require a SWC or eCS subscription to get.

You mean TCP/IP 4.1. I don't know if earlier TCP/IP had the firewall or
not -- the docs for Zampa and ServerConfig/2 may have the info.

> I prefer the hardware type of solution. . . My SonicWall

How much did it cost? And why did you choose it? I feel SMC sorta
burned me with their buggy Barricade (which they wouldn't fix).

> There are a great many days when I'll get at
> least one Netbus + one Sub Seven attack attempt

How do you identify them?

> a firewall with many "fine-tuning" capabilities
> like mine can do a number of other things, such as
> specifically block out ads from Doubleclick etc., which
> you would ordinarily need other software to accomplish.

I *think* you have to know what IP address + port to block, otherwise
your SonicWall wouldn't know what to filter on.

You can do IP address blocking (and thus block the ad servers) real easy
with basic OS/2, iirc. I've never done it because I like to see the ads
(I'm in *marketing*, remember?), but I think you put the IP address in
your HOSTS file so your browser never gets the ads. I don't know of a
way to block a specific port with basic OS/2 though -- the HOSTS file
will block all ports at the IP address.

- Peter

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