Re: NetScreen Brain-deadness...

From: Siglite (sigliteat_private)
Date: Tue Oct 05 1999 - 20:53:49 PDT

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    Interesting.  I wish checkpoint would do that.
    
    /*-----------------------------------*/
    /* I live with FEAR every day.       */
    /* But, sometimes, she lets me RACE. */
    /*-----------------------------------*/
    
    KT Morgan
    Network Engineer
    Checkpoint Firewall-1 CCSA/CCSE
    Microsoft MCP
    Software Systems Group, Inc
    
    
    the compaq support website, crib notes version:   
    "you cant do that."
    
    On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Ash wrote:
    
    > Just for random value I will mention a change in the NetScreen line of
    > firewalls that occured in v1.62 of the firmware.
    > 
    > They disabled the forwarding of non-IP traffic in transparent mode.
    > 
    > Yes, prior to this, if operating as a transparent device, which was
    > the default and suggested configuration, the device would forward all
    > non-IP packets such as IPX from trusted to untrusted and such.
    > 
    > -- 
    > Ash <ashat_private>
    > 
    > "Knowledge moves at the speed of light; molecules move at 600 miles per hour
    >  with FedEx."
    >   -- Bill Gross, referring to the Internet
    > 
    



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