Hi Volker:
You're probably not going to get the answers you're looking for here :-)
I suggest checking out the MS newsgroup for MSP at
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.proxy
HTH,
Brian Steele
----- Original Message -----
From: "Volker Tanger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: Microsoft Proxy
> Greetings!
>
> Brian Steele wrote:
>
> > This is simply incorrect, as MSP2.0 DOES provide packet-filtering
> > capabilities. Volker, it might be a good idea to download and run the
trial
> > version of MSP2.0, and actually familiarize yourself with its
capabilities,
> > before making such statement.
>
> I always was told (by the official proxy experts of MS Germany) that one
can
> only restrict the access to the proxy server itself. But I checked back
with MS
> KB - and it seems that there is some "normal" packet filtering. Some
questions
> here:
>
> * Has IP forwarding/routing to be anabled?
>
> * Is that filtering standard packet filtering - using the machine only
as
> router?
> Or does that work only as filter for the HTTP or Socks proxy?
>
> * The filter is configured in HTTP proxy menus - but is dependant on
which
> part(s)
> of the proxy running? IIS? Socks?
>
> * How to configure more than 2 NICs? You only can configure the
directions
> "IN", "OUT" and "BOTH" which indicates, that not.
>
> * What happens if the HTTP and/or socks proxy stops? Will the rules
stop to
> filter
> (letting all through), stop to forward (blocking connection) or work
on
> normally?
>
> Sorry, but I corrently do not have a MS machine available here to
experiment
> with...
>
> Bye
> Volker
>
> Btw, I laboured (sic!) a few years with MSP2.0 and helped Microsoft
> debugging/understanding their own CHARP proxy arraying (which only works
> properly if WINS/DNS round robin is enabled).
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Volker Tanger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 5:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: Microsoft Proxy
> >
> > > The MS Proxy only is a HTTP (and socks) proxy with quite limited URL
> > > filtering options. It does _NOT_ have any firewall capabilities - not
even
> > > simplest packet filtering. Lacking even this elemental firewall
> > > capabilities, noone can take Microsofts claim for the MS Proxy to be a
> > > firewall for serious.
>
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