On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Jerald Josephs wrote:
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> From: "John Kirby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 5:30 PM
> Subject: [FW1] Nokia 330 vs NT or Solaris running FW-1
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>
> >
> > I currently have a Sparc Ultra 10 running FW-1 and need to connect some
> > remote locations via VPNs back to the central site.
> >
> > I am considering using VPN-1 330 appliance rather than bring up FW-1 on
> NT
> > or Solaris at the remote sites, and continue using the Sparc at the main
> > site.
> >
> > Once concern is if I have a problem on the Internet side and can not get
> to
> > the VPN-1 over the Internet, can it be managed via dial-up? I know I can
> > dial-into an NT (PCanywhere) or Solaris box.
> >
All the Nokia's I've seen have built-in modems, and you can choose
international formats and power supplies as well (though on-site support
for the boxes outside of US and Europe was sorely lacking six months ago).
>
> One may order a VPN-1 platform based on the IP330 with an integrated dial-in
> modem that enables one to manage the platform from the command-line.
>
> > On the VPN-1, do I operate at the Unix shell level to define routes?
> >
>
> Routes must be defined using the Network Voyager interface.
> If you have dialed in and are on the command line, this can be accessed
> using the Lynx
> text browser. The reason you need to do this is because only configurations
> made through
> Network Voyager are checked for errors and retained through reboots.
>
> > How are backups done since there is no local tape?
> >
>
> The Backup and Restore configuration page allows for you to create a backup
> on
> the IPSO filesystem and then retrieve it to your local workstation. These
> backup files
> contain all that is necessary to enable you to recreate your current
> configuration on
> another platform that is identical to the first platform. By this, I mean
> that you would have
> the same network interface cards in the same slots.
>
> With such a file, you can completely reinstall the operating system,
> packages and configuration
> in under 30 mins. I have tested this numerous times and consistently find
> that the system reboots
> into the exact same state that existed at the time the backup was created.
Hmm, sounds like a compressed dd :-)
>
> > Any other warnings or advice in selecting which way to go?
> >
>
> If you create the backup file using Lynx from the command line, you will not
> be able
> to conveniently offload it to your local workstation. Only an HTTP
> connnection to Network Voyager
> will offer you that feature. Also, the modem can be configured for
> dial-back.
Have you tried 'lynx --source localhost/[filename] > backupfile.img'? Or
just browse the file structure under the http root (I don't remember where
they put it, but /etc/httpd.conf or similar should show you. Or 'find /
--name index.html'.
Jack
>
> -- Jerald Josephs
>
> > Thanks.vs Nokia?
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