Re: Agnitum Outpost with ICS on Win2000 - any luck?
From: NeoSadist (neosad1st_at_charter.net)
Date: 11/29/03
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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:25:43 -0700
marek jedlinski wrote:
> Has anyone had any luck running Outpost firewall on Win2000 system (SP3)
> acting as internet gateway via ICS? Agnitum claim Outpost 2.0 supports
> ICS, but the support forum has lots of messages from people who couldn't
> get it to work after following all the HowTo's - and I'm one of them.
>
> Basically, Outpost unconditionally blocks what they call 'transit
> packets', which happens to include packets coming from the ICS client
> machine, even though the client's IP number is configured as trusted. I've
> followed all the advice Agnitum and their forums provide, but no deal.
>
> For now I'm using Kerio 4, but it's going to expire in 4 days and the free
> version no longer supports ICS. So if I can't get Outpost to work, I'll
> have to buy Kerio now - and I really, really want to avoid it. (I'll save
> my rant about Kerio for another time, though ;)
>
> I've also tried Tiny and Sygate - I dislike both even more than Kerio (I'm
> not technically challenged, but Tiny is just unconfigurable; with Sygate I
> had major issues about applications connecting out and Sygate not alerting
> me).
>
> I'd really like to hear from someone who managed to get Outpost work with
> ICS on Win2K - maybe there's some bit of configuration I'm missing?
> Otherwise, I'd like to establish definitively that Outpost will NOT work
> with ICS and not lose any more time trying in vain. Kerio at least works,
> but it's not my first choice.
>
> Thanks a lot,
> .marek
>
ICS is 1) a stupid idea security-wise and 2) ICS rarely works properly,
especially with a firewall. I recommend you shut off the firewalls and get
something to monitor all LAN traffic so you can watch how the packets work.
That way you can figure out how to set up your firewall.
-- Resisting temptation is easier when you think you'll probably get another chance later on.
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