IP forwarding disabled means if a packet comes in on the external network interface, it will not be "forwarded", or routed, to the internal network.
However, with PC Anywhere, packets originating on the machine are not considered forwarded, and someone using PC Anywhere to gain access to the server can access the internal network. -Michele Alan Blackwell wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone advise me on the following. > > A server has two network cards and IP forwarding disabled. One of the cards > is accessible from an external network, the other is accessible from the > internal network. The server runs PC Anywhere for support purposes. > > If someone connects to PC Anywhere from outside the internal network, > through the card that faces the external network, can they can access to the > internal network? > > Given that IP Forwarding is disabled I would imagine not. But as using PC > Anywhere is just like sitting at a machine I wondered if anyone could > confirm my guess. > > Regards > > Alan > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
