More reading on MS Proxy 2.0 at http://proxyfaq.networkgods.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Steele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: Microsoft Proxy
> Hi Volker:
>
> You're probably not going to get the answers you're looking for here :-)
>
> I suggest checking out the MS newsgroup for MSP at
>
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.proxy
>
>
> HTH,
> Brian Steele
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Volker Tanger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 8:42 AM
> Subject: Re: Microsoft Proxy
>
>
> > Greetings!
> >
> > Brian Steele wrote:
> >
> > > This is simply incorrect, as MSP2.0 DOES provide packet-filtering
> > > capabilities. Volker, it might be a good idea to download and run the
> trial
> > > version of MSP2.0, and actually familiarize yourself with its
> capabilities,
> > > before making such statement.
> >
> > I always was told (by the official proxy experts of MS Germany) that one
> can
> > only restrict the access to the proxy server itself. But I checked back
> with MS
> > KB - and it seems that there is some "normal" packet filtering. Some
> questions
> > here:
> >
> > * Has IP forwarding/routing to be anabled?
> >
> > * Is that filtering standard packet filtering - using the machine
only
> as
> > router?
> > Or does that work only as filter for the HTTP or Socks proxy?
> >
> > * The filter is configured in HTTP proxy menus - but is dependant on
> which
> > part(s)
> > of the proxy running? IIS? Socks?
> >
> > * How to configure more than 2 NICs? You only can configure the
> directions
> > "IN", "OUT" and "BOTH" which indicates, that not.
> >
> > * What happens if the HTTP and/or socks proxy stops? Will the rules
> stop to
> > filter
> > (letting all through), stop to forward (blocking connection) or
work
> on
> > normally?
> >
> > Sorry, but I corrently do not have a MS machine available here to
> experiment
> > with...
> >
> > Bye
> > Volker
> >
> > Btw, I laboured (sic!) a few years with MSP2.0 and helped Microsoft
> > debugging/understanding their own CHARP proxy arraying (which only works
> > properly if WINS/DNS round robin is enabled).
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Volker Tanger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 5:27 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Microsoft Proxy
> > >
> > > > The MS Proxy only is a HTTP (and socks) proxy with quite limited URL
> > > > filtering options. It does _NOT_ have any firewall capabilities -
not
> even
> > > > simplest packet filtering. Lacking even this elemental firewall
> > > > capabilities, noone can take Microsofts claim for the MS Proxy to be
a
> > > > firewall for serious.
> >
>
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