Re: [cobalt-users] Cobalt RaQ behind firewall

[Fraser Campbell <fraser@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Hobbs <mhobbs@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Has anyone setup a Cobalt RaQ behind a firewall with a "fake" IP?  My
> DSL company is going out of business (surprise surprise) and I may end
> up with an ISP with only one static IP, so I was thinking of giving my
> Cobalt a 192.168.xxx.xxx number, I guess my question to you all is, as
> long as I open all the proper ports, will my RaQ still function
> normally, web, ftp, email, etc..?

We've used Linux based firewalls for this.  The only thing that is tricky is
the FTP protocol.  You will need either a firewall that can proxy the ftp
protocol or passive mode will not work.

Whether you have one IP or many putting your servers behind a firewall is a
very good idea anyway.

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