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In article <4e866r$riv@superb.csc.ti.com>,
Bob Peterson <peterson@csc.ti.com> wrote:
>In article <31052904.225B@boeing.hq.nasa.gov>, Chris Kleiman <ckleiman@boeing.hq.nasa.gov> writes:
>|> H J Lu wrote:
>|> ><snip>
>|> > 4. To access our Class C network from the outside, we should be able to
>|> >    login on the firewall machine and go from there.
>|> >
>|> > H.J.
>|> 
>|> quite frankly, I'd be reluctant to let any access through the firewall.
>
>  Agreed.




The only way I would allow outside access though our firewall would
be using one-time passwds -- we use SecurID, but there are several 
other solutions including the freely available S-Key.

allen@botcc.com


>
>|> the last place I worked at went with a separate dial-in connection 
>|> instead; nothing was allowed through the firewall, and that was exactly 
>|> the way I liked it.  You can set up a decent ISDN dial-in solution w/out 
>|> exposing your firewall; unless your doing a lot of long distance calls, 
>|> that's what I would recommend, for what it's worth.;-)
>
>  Except that the ISDN solution won't work when traveling.  Most of my
>dial in happens from out of town.  Another option might be to contract
>with a private network, e.g., Compuserve, and establish a connection
>from their net to the company LAN.  This addresses the out of town
>situation, but (usually) without the bandwidth provided by ISDN.
>
>  On a few occasions we've actually intalled an ISDN line for a one day
>demo.  It actually worked!  (I was afraid the telco wouldn't get the
>switch configuration right.)
>
>  Another option, appropriate in some situations, is to establish a
>server connected to the Internet completely separate from the company's
>internal LAN.  This can support some needs, such as demonstrations, but
>probably won't suffice for checking email.  An "outdial" capability on
>such a system, configured to use a hard wired connection, could enable
>terminal sessions.
>
>|> Fefe Kleiman
>
>    Bob
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