Re: loading VPN and trying to remove firewall

From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (jamescagney90210@excite.com)
Date: 12/14/02 

From: "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <jamescagney90210@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 14:10:33 -0500

I agree.

Checkpoint does make VPN software as well, including clients, and I presume
this is what the company believes it has given to the original poster.

Hopefully the company gave some install instructions with the CD, or else if
not, something may have gone wrong.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:u2qbyJ4oCHA.2392@TK2MSFTNGP12...
> I'm confused - Checkpoint *makes* Firewall-1 - it's their firewall
product.
> It is not something that is run on a consumer workstation - it's a big bad
> heavy corporate perimeter firewall product, run on its own server.
>
> I presume that's what your company is using? I think you're going to have
to
> check with your IT support at work. Too many unknowns here.
>
>
> mike sciacqua wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>
> >> "mike sciacqua" <mike.sciacqua@gsa.gov> wrote in message
> >> news:086101c2a2bf$ee4e7e50$d4f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA11...
> >>> At home I'm trying to load VPN to be able to access my
> >>> work server. When I try to load the VPN I get a notice
> >>> that I must remove Firewall 1. I have gone to all of my
> >>> internet connections (RAZ (for work) Netzero and my LAN
> >>> conncetion and removed the security check box. It still
> >>> will not load the VPN. Is this a VPN problem? Any
> >>> suggestion as to what the problem might be. I'm at work
> >>> till 3:00 PM PT today, otherwise my home e-mail is
> >>> sciacqua1@netzero.com
> >>
> >> Usually you have to come back to a newsgroup to get your answer, so
> >> that others can search and benefit from the advice given to you.
> >>
> >> It would be nice to know the exact name of the VPN and firewall
> >> software that you have installed and the exact error message. If
> >> this is a problem with a firewall, you can confirm this by checking
> >> your firewall logs, if you have a firewall.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> .
> >> The name of the VPN is called Checkpoint. When I try to
> > install the VPN it downloads the files. Then when it goes
> > to the next step is says that you must remove Firewall-1.
>
> 

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