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RE: Altavista Firewall98 SP3 broken on DU40D
From: Carl Friedberg <friedberg () exs esb com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:49:48 -0500
For what it's worth, if I were installing a new firewall, AVFW98 would not be my choice. Axent, I'll bet, is going to put it into "declining" status, if they haven't already. After Digital changed it's mind about spinning off AltaVista a few years ago, things started getting problematic. Then, when Compaq acquired Digital, they sold off all of Alta Vista except the firewall and tunnel, which ended up at Axent. The available support for the nt version has not been great; and the AVFW just has a slew of problems. Right now, I'm having a client with a problem relating to blacklisting not functioning properly (even though it says it is blacklisting a client, it doesn't). I don't want to enumerate, it's too much of a pain. Good luck. -----Original Message----- From: Van Bemmel, Berend [mailto:VanBemmel.Berend () kpmg nl] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 6:08 AM To: firewall-wizards () nfr net Subject: Altavista Firewall98 SP3 broken on DU40D Hello, I have made a test install of Altavista Firewall 98 on a DU40D box (with and without digital patch kit 5). After I install the firewall SP3 the screen function on the ethernet devices is broken. The following message is shown during boot: ioctl (SIOCSREENON): Operation not supported on socket Cannot set Screen Mode ON This means that after aplying this service pack the machine no longer does screening (packet filtering) and might even be acting as a router now since the forwarding on the firewall is (and should be?) on. This is fatal for security afcourse! Regular support through compaq and axent gave no help at all on this issue so far (altough is looks pretty serious to me). Has anybody else seen this and/or solved it? btw. I need SP3 because in SP2 the generic proxies are broken in a very bad way (among some other stuff). Cheers, Berend W. van Bemmel ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************
Current thread:
- Altavista Firewall98 SP3 broken on DU40D Van Bemmel, Berend (Dec 15)
- NetWinder ToxicMarie (Dec 21)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Altavista Firewall98 SP3 broken on DU40D Carl Friedberg (Dec 17)
- Re: Altavista Firewall98 SP3 broken on DU40D Marcus J. Ranum (Dec 17)
- Re: Altavista Firewall98 SP3 broken on DU40D Marcus J. Ranum (Dec 17)
- Re: Altavista Firewall98 SP3 broken on DU40D Bruce B. Platt (Dec 17)
- RE: Altavista Firewall98 SP3 broken on DU40D Munroe, Peg (Dec 17)
- RE: Altavista Firewall98 SP3 broken on DU40D Van Bemmel, Berend (Dec 21)