Re: [fw-wiz] OSPF on Firewall

From: Luke Butcher (luke.butcher_at_alphawest.com.au)
Date: 12/17/03

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    To: Shimon Silberschlag <shimons@bll.co.il>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 08:53:08 +1100

    On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 19:01, Shimon Silberschlag wrote:
    > Lets say that I have two routers (on an internal network) that talk OSPF
    > between them.
    > Now I have to insert a firewall in-between the two routers.

    > I am led to believe (by the Communications people I work with) that there is
    > no other option but to install OSPF on the firewall, which doesn't make me
    > feel easy about the solution.

    > Is it true that there is no other way around this problem?

    Firstly I would highly recommend AGAINST installing routing protocols on
    your firewalls. The Pros and Cons have been debated here many times.

    I don't see why you just can't pass the OSPF traffic through the
    firewall, using a GRE tunnel. Being able to setup a GRE tunnel is
    dependent on your routers however.

    Regards,
    Luke Butcher
    Network/Security Consultant
    www.alphawest.com.au 

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