IPS could be either kept externally or internally .. Most of them prefer to keep an external one ..(but patched completely)
Just check the rules for the IPS you may not have given one for the port scan .. ./thanks ilaiy On 10/19/05, Doug Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sorry for this dumb question, which may have been answered many times. > > Where should one place an TippingPoint Unity 50 IPS device? Behind or in > front of a firewall? > > I have a/the TippingPoint behind a Check Point firewall. Even though we > externally and internally port-scanned the firewall and the IPS many times, > the activity log did not contain any record of the "attacks". > > What am I missing here? Any pointers are appreciated. > > Thanks, > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Test Your IDS > > Is your IDS deployed correctly? > Find out quickly and easily by testing it > with real-world attacks from CORE IMPACT. > Go to http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/CoreSecurity_focus-ids_040708 > to learn more. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test Your IDS Is your IDS deployed correctly? Find out quickly and easily by testing it with real-world attacks from CORE IMPACT. Go to http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/CoreSecurity_focus-ids_040708 to learn more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
