Firewall-1

[FW-1] Routing between two EXTERNAL interfaces

Subject: [FW-1] Routing between two EXTERNAL interfaces
From: cisco4ng <cisco4ng AT YAHOO DOT COM>
To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST AT AMADEUS.US.CHECKPOINT DOT COM
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:09:31 -0700
Hi Everyone,
   
  I think I posted this question a few months back but I don't think
there were any replies so hopefully someone have done this since 
then.
   
  Scenario:
  Nokia IP650 with External, Internal and DMZ interfaces
IPSO:     3.7.1 build 024 
Checkpoint:  NG with AI R55w and HFA_04
Management Server: Provider-1 NG with AI R55w
External:  129.174.1.8/24
Internal:    192.168.1.1/24
DMZ:         192.168.2.1/24
  
I marked External interface as "External" in checkpoint
topology and everything else as "Internal" and the firewall
can do VPN with other firewalls on the Internet.  That is
not an issue.
   
  Now I have a device (Cisco Router) sitting on the DMZ network
and behind the Cisco device is a network of 192.168.25.0/24.
The External interface of the Cisco Router is 192.168.2.5/24.
  I would like to do site-to-site VPN between the IP650 and the
Cisco device.  The IPSec traffic will be between the "Internal"
network behind the nokia (192.168.1.0/24) and the network
behind the Cisco device (192.168.25.0/24). I also have another 
requirements that the network behind the Cisco device 
(192.168.25.0/24) will use the Nokia to go out to the Internet
via "hide" NAT.
   
  Basically for the site-to-site VPN to work, I have to mark the
DMZ interface in checkpoint topology as "EXTERNAL".  Furthermore,
I was able to "hide" NAT the network behind the Cisco device
when browsing the Internet.
   
  However, this is very puzzling to me because I've been told by
both Nokia and Checkpoint TACs that routing CAN NOT occur between
to interfaces that are marked as "EXTERNAL" in Checkpoint topology
due to security reasons.  I was also told by various sources that
with "unlimited" licenses, you CAN route between two "EXTERNAL"
interfaces.
   
  What do you think?
   
  cisco4ng

                
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