From Chester,
            Is there a problem with the network? I havern't gotten any email
for two days from TCLUG. I really miss the messages.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate Carlson" <natecars at real-time.com>
To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 3:11 PM
Subject: WatchGuard Fireboxes [Was: RE: [TCLUG] Content Filter]


> On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, Churchill, Dan  (MN65) wrote:
> > I would be interested to know what "blown up" means, exactly.  I
> > wouldn't expect you to be able to kill a box completely except if you
> > were trying to flash the ROM (which I have done with no problems).
> > If you're just doing a configuration update, the worst you should have
> > to do is put a crossover cable between two of the ethernet ports in a
> > loopback type of configuration to default to a basic configuration.
>
> Yeah, blown up meaning killed the config. Not actually destroyed the
> hardware. Had to go through the serial port and reconfig from scratch
> (when I reloaded the config file that had caused problems, the exact same
> thing happened.) I've had this happen on two different locations (both at
> client sites with me doing the work remotely, of course); both times the
> techs at WG basically said "it happens" and told me to start from scratch.
>
> I also can't stand their GUI configurator.. give me ssh, dang it! :)
>
> > > My recommendation is to avoid them like the plague..
> >
> > That's fine.  We're all entitled to our opinion.  The only reason I
> > mentioned the Firebox was that I've had good experiences with them, and
they
> > do have an automated method for getting current lists for blocking
content
> > inappropriate for the kiddies.
>
> Nice to hear that someone's managed to get the darn things working well.
>
> > I also agree with the person who felt that to have someone monitoring
> > students at the computer is the only sure way to guarantee that no one
is
> > spending their class period in playboy or something worse.  However, I
am
> > also aware that many schools are under the onus of needing to comply
with
> > state-mandated filtering of web content, and in my experience, the
Firebox
> > was and continues to be a choice with which the school I worked for is
> > pleased.  I cannot say the same for the SonicWall unit we tried.
>
> My personal recommendation would be Squid with the SmartFilter software
> from Secure Computing, but that's just because one of my buddies is in
> charge of that product. *grin*
>
> --
> Nate Carlson <natecars at real-time.com>   | Phone : (952)943-8700
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>
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