There are a few methods (none guaranteed nor foolproof) to check sync on a pair of FireWall-1 firewalls.
 
First, look at the file '$FWDIR/conf/sync.conf ' on both firewalls. This file lists what IP address each firewall will attempt to sync to. This should be the IP address of the other side of the state sync link (usually a crossover ethernet connection).
 
Next, run 'netstat -na' on each machine and look for a pair of connections with the sync machine. The output should include something like:
tcp 0 0 10.23.24.1.256 10.23.24.2.1056 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.23.24.1.1054 10.23.24.2.256 ESTABLISHED
 
The important numbers in the netstat output are the IP addresses of each of the two firewalls (on the "sync" ports) and the port '256'. Notice in the above example that port 256 is open on firewall#1 in the first line and firewall#2 in the second line.
 
The final method to check proper sync between two FireWall-1 firewalls is to compare the size of the connections table on each firewall. Use the command 'fw tab -t connections -s'.
 
Each firewall will display a table like the one below:
HOST NAME ID #VALS
localhost connections 14 2143
 
The two #VALS numbers should be roughly equivalent on both firewalls. If there are differences, wait a few seconds and try the command again.
 
 
Best Regards,
Victor Barrientos
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sergio Munoz -- Ingeniero de Sistemas (x.219) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 11:11 AM
Subject: [FW1] Sincronizacion.



Hola, como estan?
Gracias a todos por sus respuestas a mis preguntas
anteriores, pero aqui van dos mas:
Tengo FW-1 4.1 distribuido, instalado en dos Ultra 10
con Solaris 2.6, y la consola es un PC NT. Tengo Stonebeat
instalado para tener cluster de alta disponibilidad, pero he
tenido varios problemas con eso.

1. Como veo si mis FW's estan sincronizados ?
2. Si no lo estan, como los sincronizo ?

Y la ultima pregunta:

3. Puede alguien ayudarme con stonebeat ?

Muchas gracias, portense bien.
saludos

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Sergio Mu�oz Godoy
Ingeniero de Sistemas
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Santiago, CHILE




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