Re: Opening ports in firewall to III

[Martha Driscoll <driscoll@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Firewalls can be setup to allow broad access, or very specific access.  I
have our firewall configured to only allow in workstations originating
from one of the four III subnets.  This does mean that anyone in the
company can get in, but then I trust them.  Further, I have the firewall
setup to allow the III people access to only the innopac server, and no
others (we also have mail and web servers that have nothing to
do with III).  Opening ports for III does not give others access.  

If the campus network folks still have a problem with access to your
server, then pull out the maintenance bills and let the administration
know how much money you are spending on support and that you would like
them to have access to the machine.

Although dial access is available, it's much slower than going over the
network.  If you are having trouble with the server, you generally want
it fixed sooner and not later. 

On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Childress, Schelley wrote:

> Our campus network has a new firewall.  Computer Services is adamantly
> opposed to giving III access to our server by opening ports in the firewall,
> even though Innovative tech support people have told them that it will
> affect the kind of support they can give us.
> 
> I am looking for supporting statements from other libraries.  Is it true
> that giving III access through the firewall lets anyone else in as well?
> This is what our CS Dept. claims.  Have you had problems because you allow
> access to III?  Are there situations when III having that access was crucial
> to the operation of your system?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Schelley Childress
> 
> Schelley Childress, Catalog Librarian
> St. Andrews Presbyterian College
> 1700 Dogwood Mile, Laurinburg, NC 28352
> 910-277-5044  Fax 910-277-5050
> 
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Martha Driscoll, Systems Manager
North of Boston Library Exchange
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