RE: [cobalt-users] Cobalt RaQ behind firewall

[Derek Schwab <derek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My Raq4's behind a firewall - works just fine

-----Original Message-----
From:	Fraser Campbell [SMTP:fraser@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent:	Monday, April 23, 2001 11:02 AM
To:	cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:	Re: [cobalt-users] Cobalt RaQ behind firewall

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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Fraser Campbell <fraser@xxxxxxxxxxx>                          Starnix Inc.
Telephone: (905) 771-0017                       Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
http://www.starnix.com/             Professional Linux Services & Products

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