RE: Small/Mid Firewall?

2010-12-31 Thread Erik Goldoff
I agree with Andrew … I’ve been configuring the Juniper ‘screens for years now, including the 5GT and SSG 5 that replaced it. Granted, the Juniper is very different from a Cisco PIX/ASA firewall, and different from Checkpoint. I wonder if extensive knowledge of some other brand of firewall is

Re: Small/Mid Firewall?

2010-12-31 Thread Andrew S. Baker
All of these vendors have a methodology that you have to get used to so you can see things as they see them. Unfortunately, many of them are hiring junior support people, so it's not surprising (although quite annoying) that there's some slow going there... *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile)

Re: Skype

2010-12-31 Thread Jonathan Link
It appears that this discussion is no longer germane to your original post. At the very least you're not finding agreement with your point of view. In your OP you said you were being forced to accept Skype. It's doubtful that any security concerns you raise will cause management to change their

Re: Skype

2010-12-31 Thread Andrew S. Baker
*I submit, however, that another animal is a powerful and relevant metaphor here - the black swan.* Metaphors are nice, but we have limited time to focus on them to the distraction of actually *doing* things. Fact: The internet is a rough and tumble environment, with lots of threats about, and

Re: Skype

2010-12-31 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Do you **currently** have any visibility into SSL traffic in your environment? *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: True, but... As I'll keep

Re: Skype

2010-12-31 Thread Andrew S. Baker
*Once he's made up my mind, it is going to happen, regardless of any subordinate's[1] wishes. * Especially if they cannot be articulated in a useful manner. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at

RE: videos from hulu

2010-12-31 Thread Alex Eckelberry
This is tangential, but if you ever do need to record something from your PC (audio or video) and you can't (such as in the case of capturing a streaming vid), there is only one tool I've found capable - Total Recorder. http://www.totalrecorder.com/ This is actually an amazingly well made

RE: Small/Mid Firewall?

2010-12-31 Thread Ben Schorr
Well I think part of the frustration is that appears that to create a simple port forward that sends all incoming traffic on a specific port to an internal server (for example) requires 17 different policies and interfaces and zones. I'm exaggerating a bit, yes, but the Juniper seems very

RE: Small/Mid Firewall?

2010-12-31 Thread Alex Eckelberry
For a nice free SME firewall, I might look at Smoothwall express http://www.smoothwall.org/ Alex From: Ben Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 12:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Small/Mid Firewall? Well I think part of the frustration is that

RE: Small/Mid Firewall?

2010-12-31 Thread Ben Schorr
Thanks Alex, we're waist deep in trying to figure out the already-purchased Juniper though so I don't really have the resources to devote to learning yet another solution. Maybe for the next one. Ben M. Schorr Chief Executive Officer __ Roland

Re: Redirect folders to network

2010-12-31 Thread Stephen Wimberly
I love both roaming profiles and folder redirection, but have been burned by offline files in the past (Windows 2000 server and pro) and just don't want to go there again even though improvements have been made! We like the Keep It Simple principal, we redirect the My Documents folder to the

Re: videos from hulu

2010-12-31 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Thanks, Alex I'm going to evaluate Total Recorder. The features look good, as does the licensing! *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Alex Eckelberry al...@sunbelt-software.com wrote:

Re: Small/Mid Firewall?

2010-12-31 Thread Richard Stovall
I'll tell you what. I'll become your Juniper expert and open vast new horizons for your practice. I went to grad. school in AZ, so I don't really want to live in Flagstaff. I spent 8 years in LA after grad school, so that's out too. Hey, look what's left. Honolulu! I'm in! On Fri, Dec 31,

Re: Skype

2010-12-31 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I prefer to use the same name as the Rapid Transit District buses that go through the bad areas of Los Angeles: *RTD*: *Rough, Tough, and Dangerous* -- ME2 On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 6:00 AM, Andrew S. Baker asbz...@gmail.com wrote: Fact: The internet is a rough and tumble environment, with

RE: Small/Mid Firewall?

2010-12-31 Thread Webster
That is what all the girls back in high school used to tell me! blush Webster From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Subject: Re: Small/Mid Firewall? You are the man, Webster! :) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

Re: Small/Mid Firewall?

2010-12-31 Thread Rankin, James R
Especially when they needed help with citrix issues :-) Typed frustratingly slowly on my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: Webster carlwebs...@gmail.com Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:32:18 To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Reply-To: NT System

Cisco 3500 Series AP's

2010-12-31 Thread greg.sweers
Buddy of mine just called me frantic that he bought 3 of these with the Injectors but apparently it needs a controller to work properly. He emailed me the PDF of the setup and these apparently do not work without a controller. Can anyone confirm this? I don't want him to send them back and

RE: Small/Mid Firewall?

2010-12-31 Thread Webster
Unfortunately, Citrix's first product (which I used) didn't come out until 15 years after I was out of HS. IBM PC was 6 years after HS. First handheld calculators (6 functions IIRC) came out my sr. yr. and only cost $295. I used a slide ruler (with the uber cool slide on belt attachment) all

OT: XBOX Live and ASA

2010-12-31 Thread Bob Fronk
So, my son has two Xbox 360s and two TVs in his Man Cave. His friends bring their hard drives over and they play COD on Xbox Live. I have a business cable connection with 13 public IPs available. I use a Cisco ASA for firewall and VPN to work. I have set public addresses via NAT to each

RE: XBOX Live and ASA

2010-12-31 Thread Brian Desmond
Bob if I had to guess the issue is that they are looping through the router. As a repro, do this: NAT your computer on IP 1. NAT something (like IIS) on IP2. Try to connect to http://IP2 from computer 2. IIRC there is a way around this but I honestly can't remember the solution. It's been

Re: Cisco 3500 Series AP's

2010-12-31 Thread Brian Hintz
Looks like these are lightweight models which do require a controller... •The access point can only communicate with Cisco wireless LAN controllers, such as 2100, 4400, and 5500 series controllers. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/3500/quick/guide/ap3500getstart.html On

Re: XBOX Live and ASA

2010-12-31 Thread Phil Brutsche
FYI every single firewall vendor has a different name for the feature you mention. Cisco calls it NAT hairpin. https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/1003238 On 12/31/2010 5:22 PM, Brian Desmond wrote: *Bob if I had to guess the issue is that they are looping through the router. As a repro,

RE: Redirect folders to network

2010-12-31 Thread VIPCS
It was Jeffrey's understanding that a server file quota applies to ALL files owned by a user on that server, not whether they are in a home folder or a roaming profile folder. Sincerely, Jeffrey and Mary Jane Harris VIPCS _ From: Stephen Wimberly

RE: Cisco 3500 Series AP's

2010-12-31 Thread greg.sweers
Thx, what I pretty much thought after getting home and reading through some of the docs. Man was he peeved when I told him. Don't feel too bad, if you go buying things you don't understand and make promises you cant keep, well you will call someone who knows better next time. Thx for the