Re: NetScreen Brain-deadness...

[Siglite <siglite () criticalstop com>]

Interesting.  I wish checkpoint would do that.

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KT Morgan
Network Engineer
Checkpoint Firewall-1 CCSA/CCSE
Microsoft MCP
Software Systems Group, Inc


the compaq support website, crib notes version:   
"you cant do that."

On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Ash wrote:

> Just for random value I will mention a change in the NetScreen line of
> firewalls that occured in v1.62 of the firmware.
>
> They disabled the forwarding of non-IP traffic in transparent mode.
>
> Yes, prior to this, if operating as a transparent device, which was
> the default and suggested configuration, the device would forward all
> non-IP packets such as IPX from trusted to untrusted and such.
>
> -- 
> Ash <ash () dragonpaw org>
>
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