Re: Smoothwall

["Chris Bond" <chris@xxxxxxx>]

Its secure in the sense that outbound/inbound packets, although a lot of
cgi
scripts have root exploits - I won't mumble any more as im sure guru will
tell ya :)  Im sure some of the linux peeps #ukha would disagree with the
statement though :)

Kind Regards,
Chris Bond
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 2:05 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Smoothwall


> Chris,
>
> I was assuming that the firewall rulebase would stop the port access
to
> the box requried to run a shell before the packets got far enough up
the
> stack?
>
> Mark Harrison
> Head of Systems, eKingfisher
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Bond [mailto:chris@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 February 2002 14:03
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Smoothwall
>
>
> Don't expect the linux shell to be secure if you use shell accounts :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 1:57 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Smoothwall
>
>
> > Don - thanks. I'll give it a go!
> >
> > Mark Harrison
> > Head of Systems, eKingfisher
> >
> >
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 13 February 2002 13:52
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Smoothwall
> >
> >
> > Hi Mark,
> >
> > I'm currently using Smoothwall on my home network and can quite
> happily
> > access my corporate Network via Microsoft VPN.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Don
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 13 February 2002 12:05
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Smoothwall
> > >
> > > Can any one currently using this tell me whether it's
possible for a
> > > Client inside a smoothwall network to connect to a Microsoft
VPN
> > server
> > > outside?
> > >
> > > I'm currently running a rather old IPCHAINS setup on SUSE
> (connecting
> > > with an ethernet card inside and an ISDN card outside,
IYSWIM.)
> > Surfing
> > > and IRC work fine, but in order to get the Microsoft VPN
stuff
> working
> > > (which Mary needs for work), I need yet another kernel
patch, and
> > life's
> > > not long enough ;-(
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Mark
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