Re: AS/400 Firewall

[Vernon Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:40 AM 11/27/1997 -0800, you wrote:
>
>       Yes, My understanding is that to minimize potentional violation 
> they, (as most Firewall products do) removed most of the underlying OS
> and the Firewall IPCS is only usable is a Firewall, and a network gateway 
> to the Secure/Unsecure LANs. 
>
>       Jeff Silberberg 
>       CompuDesigns, Inc.
>
>On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Jeff Crosby wrote:
>
>> > Yes, the AS/400 can protect the entire network. You need an entire IPCS
>> > card dedicated to the firewall.
>> 
>> When you say 'dedicated' do you mean the IPCS can do no file/print
>> serving?  If it's a firewall, it does zilcho else?

I've been hearing that, in this realm of security, you're best off with
dedicated machines. Consider that all IP traffic goes through the firewall.
Other functionality could definitely reduce the firewall's throughput. Put
file/print serving elsewhere.

Cheers

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
(612) 371-1111 x480


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