> The 'unofficial' bit is cya speak.

Can one view all the things listed on the "addon" thingy as reliable
then?

> > * No egress filtering on the DMZ. If the server gets hacked, you're
> >   spamming at maximum bandwidth[1]. Is this a total joke or what?

> Obviously, I *monitor* my traffic patterns, so it tells me if there is
> a problem.

Obviously yes. And obviously, that's not good enough by itself.

> > * On a test box with 2 network cards for internal and DMZ, with an
> >   external interface declared to be a modem but that's not set up, ipcop
> >   fails to set up any forwarding rules between LAN/server. Does this
> >   mean if the internet link goes down, internal users can't reach the
> >   server any more? Is this another joke?

> Set up your own access pinholes to get from dmz to internal, none are
> necessary the other way... from the green network, all servers on the
> orange network are visible.

Yes that's all fine, but not the point. The point is, all servers on the
internet are reachable *by the orange*, and that's a bad joke.

> Well, it works fine for me. I also suggest the unofficial openvpn
> addon. Alternatively, try m0n0wall - it's much lighter weight, though.

What does "lighter weight" mean? Runs on less hardware, offers fewer
features?

> However, as your requirements do seem to be bordering on commerical, a
> more dedicated solution may suit you better.

I thought the requirements were pretty standard for any SOHO setup?

Any other possibilities anyone could suggest?

Thanks,

Volker

-- 
Volker Kuhlmann                 is list0570 with the domain in header
http://volker.dnsalias.net/     Please do not CC list postings to me.

Reply via email to