From:           	"Bo Tucker" <bo at rocsoftware.com>
To:             	<ascend-users at bungi.com>
Subject:        	(ASCEND) Pipeline 75/SAM input needed
Date sent:      	Thu, 21 Sep 2000 09:28:58 -0500

> Hello,
> 
>    I am not sure if I this is an appropriate forum for this, but I thought I
> would send it anyway...  :)
> 
>    I have a Pipeline 75, and am trying to configure the firewall, but am
> having no luck. More specifically, we already have a functional firewall in
> place, but the changes that I am making aren't seeming to "stick".
> 
>    Basically,  I am trying to open up port 1723 for a VPN that I am setting
> up. Using SAM, I set up access for incoming connections through port 1723
> (as a TCP session) to the local VPN host on our network. I upload the
> firewall config to the router, it says everything is OK, then I reboot the
> router.

Only uploading the Firewallrules is not enough. You have to activate them on the
Pipeline. If you have uploaded the Filter telnet/console your Pipe:

Ethernet
    Connections
        20-101 myISP               # The WANconnection where the Filter should be (don't try your Ethernetinterface)
            Session options...
                Data Filter=101    # Filter position (mostly the first of three)

Save it and reboot the Pipe to make your changes take place.

> 
>    When the router boots, it seems like the changes never took place. I
> guess I am wondering if there is a way to 1) Check the firewall settings on
> the router itself, or 

Do as I told above.

> 2) using SAM, is there a way to grab the configuration
> off of the router and edit it in SAM?

No. The SAM produces a "binary" Format of your Rules when you upload it to your Pipe.
Conversion back to it is not possible. If you have a tftp-server you may dump your 
Pipesettings to it <ctrl-d>"D" + "tsave <tftp_ip_address> <filename>"

Hope this helps

Regards H.Schroeder


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