Re: Informix thru the firewall

Todd Breiholz wrote: > > OK. Here's the deal. We have a web server (HP-UX) sitting outside our > firewall, and a database server sitting inside our firewall. We've > installed the ESQL/C on the web server and written several CGI programs > that need to access the database. My question is "What do we need to do to > our firewall to allow this?" > > My network administrator said the traffic is getting from the web server to > the database server because he opened the appropriate port, but after the > request has been completed on the DB Server, it can't get back to the web > server because it picks another port. Is there any way to "nail" this > returned data to a specific port so he can configure the firewall? > > Thanks in advance!!! > > Todd Breiholz > Webmaster > tbreiholz@jh-kvi.com Yeah, Allow traffic above a certain IP port number to flow freely! You really need to be concerned on incoming traffic to the major services like telnet, rlogin, etc .... -HTH Mikey -- #include <std_disclaimer.h> /* Mike Segel (MS385) */ #include <No_Spam.h> #ifdef OFFENDED_BY_CONTENT The author takes no responsibility for this post. Any resemblence to a coherent rational thought is purely coincidence. -The Management. #endif ***************************** Due to AGIS's Refusal to Act Responsibly We are blocking all of their domains at the packet level. This block will exist until AGIS modifies their policies to conform to existing RFCs and net community standards. We encourage all ISPs and domain holders to do the same. *****************************