Firewall-1

Re: [FW-1] APC PowerChute Software

Subject: Re: [FW-1] APC PowerChute Software
From: Volker Tanger <volker.tanger AT DISCON DOT DE>
To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST AT AMADEUS.US.CHECKPOINT DOT COM
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 15:56:07 +0200
Greetings!

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:12:55 -0400 Robert Mezzone
<Robert.Mezzone AT PJSOLOMON DOT COM> wrote:
> Sorry, WIN2K SP3. It was more from a security point of view,
> installing an extra service/software package on the actual firewall. I
> really don't expect the APC software to cause a problem with the
> operation of the Firewall. Thanks.

Make damn sure you configure PowerChute to accept UPS status messages
and shutdown commands via serial interface ONLY! You can configure it to
accept SNMP messages - but you probably would not want the firewall to
be shut down remotely by a stray packet...

Bye
        Volker

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