Re: Home Automation - Firewalls

["Mark Harrison \(Yahoo!\)" <mph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David,

Normally, the only places that block such traffic are companies who want to
restrict what their employees can do. As such, there isn't really a
"site"
that could help - you'd need to go onto those networks with a suitably
configured PC and test.

However, the bigger problem in web cafes and the like is whether you can
actually install the VPN client software in the first place.

Most large companies "lock down" Windows so that the end users
can't change
configuration or install software. Indeed, some companies are now blocking
ActiveX and Java-based websites :-o

Of course, if I'm going into such a place as a networks/security
consultant,
then I can normally arrange for such policies not to apply for me :-) But
it's not a general solution :-) :-) :-)

M.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ward, David" <DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:08 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Home Automation - Firewalls


> Untill I get my system up and running,
> does anyone know of a site that I could test vpn from different places
to
> see if it works or is blocked?
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doogie Brodie [mailto:ukhad@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 24 March 2004 10:17
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Home Automation - Firewalls
>
>
> Mark Harrison (Yahoo!) wrote:
>
> > it's connected. They fall down in places like web cafes, and
> client/employer
> > sites where the IT department locks down machines so you can't
install
the
> > VPN client.
>
> Yeah, web cafes etc could be a problem, fortunately in work I can use
> the built in XP firewall client, although this only gets through ISA
by
> using the ISA firewall client (which is configured to allow me all
ports
> out, or at least a large amount, haven't totally checked) - I enable
the
> FW client, connect to VPN then disable the FW client - that's the only
> way it works :/
>
> Cheers
> --
> Doogie
>
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