Re: Nokia IP55 ADSL modem/router

["mark_harrison_uk2" <mph@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "sh33pdip" <rjl@s...> wrote:
> Mark,
>
> Thanks for that but I've already set up the 'modem' side of things
> which appear to be working as is DHCP server. The IP55 came with
> some 'fairly' good documentation on disk but it only relates to the
> ADSL modem setup.

OK - good :-)

> What I don't understand is how to set up the Check
> Point firewall when it asks for things like 'first management
> server information' and 'first logging server information'.

Was there a GUI management client CD with the router - if so, then
the management server will be the IP address of the PC onto which you
install this. I'm afraid I get my models at the bottom of the Nokia
range confused (as you may have spotted since the IP55 doesn't
include VPN-1.)

If you are just using this IP55 to guard your house, then you may not
need a management server. You will need one, however, if you want to
connect to a corporate network and have them manage bits of your
firewall like security policy. However, in this case, they should
have a management server.

I _think_ that you can set up pretty much all you need through the
web interface... but I'm not really used to doing this, since I _do_
have a management server :-)

> I'm worried that without this correctly configured, anyone can hack
> into my network!

Can you show anything that looks like a security policy. I would
guess that, for a typical house, you want a rule that looks like:

- From: InternalLAN
- To: Any
- Port: Any
- Action: Allow
- Log... probably not, unless you want to set up a log server :-)
- NAT: Hide (not static) behind gateway of firewall

I really must get hold of an IP55 :-)

M.