RE: Stop me before I jump...
- From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:06:28 -0600
Hi Amy,
The thing that gets me is that the term is useless and meaningless and leads to
uneeded confusion.
The tech support guy who says "open ports 1, 2 and 3". OK, first there is no
open port button. Second, there is no directionality to the statement. Third,
there is no source or destination port information in the statement. Fourth,
there is no indication of whether this is a primary to secondary connection.
Fifth, it says nothing about things like the app layer protocol embedding
private addresses in the comm stream.
The "open a port" concept comes from people who have no idea what's going on.
They imagine that the firewall is a wall with a series of serrated circles on
it, and each of these circles has a number. Now, to open port 3, you just punch
is out and "stuff" (not otherwise specified) flows through it. Too bad things
don't work that way, otherwise the Open Port Button [patent pending] would be a
useful thing and not something used for comic relief :)
Thanks!
Tom
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From: Amy Babinchak [mailto:amy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 3:04 PM
To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
Subject: RE: [isalist] Stop me before I jump...
Yes, well the information is uesful for those of us that have to support
non-ISA firewall configurations. Beleive me I hate that my only options on a
symantec firewall/VPN thingy are open or non-existant. Talk about a security
problem waiting to happen. Such is the life of a consultant.
Amy
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From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wed 1/21/2004 3:58 PM
To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
Subject: [isalist] Stop me before I jump...
http://www.ISAserver.org
http://www.ISAserver.org
From the Windows 2003 Help File:
"To use Remote Assistance through a firewall
Remote Assistance uses the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to establish a
connection between a user requesting help and an assistant providing it. The
RDP uses TCP port 3389 for this connection. To allow users within an
organization to request help outside your organization using Remote Assistance,
port 3389 must be open at the firewall. To prohibit users from requesting help
outside the organization, this port should be closed at the firewall."
...where is that dreaded Open Port[Patent Pending] button?...
Thomas W Shinder
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