Fernando is right on the tinysoftware firewall.. I've played with it briefly and it appears to be a really good featured firewall (at least for free). I do disagree with VNC viewer (correct link is: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc). It's a nice package, and does a lot of similar functions of pcAnywhere, but security, at least for the open source release, seems to be an afterthought, as it doesn't really include any. The password encryption scheme is very poor, and the protocol it uses in general is susceptible to very well documented man-in-the-middle-type attacks. If it's a Win2K server, why not use Terminal Services? There is no extra cost there, and you can configure for 128 bit encryption. The only thing I can think of that it may not provide would possibly be error messages directed at the console. If that is a definite requirement, then I would really recommend shelling out a very small amount of money and getting pcAnywhere.
-MikeD -----Original Message----- From: Fernando Irujo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: February 7, 2002 5:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Help with Win2000 Server. Hi, I�ll answer 2 of your questions..Firewall: give a glance at tinysoftware. Currently I am using the tiny firewall, and I think it's quite nice..I'd also like to hear any comment about this program, if anyone wants to.. The other one; Pcanywhere is OK, but if you want to try anything else, try VCN viewer. Perhaps you need more than what this program can give, but at least it's free...and so the code is ;) (uk.research.att.com/vcn) Fernando *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 06-Feb-02 at 02:39 TGW wrote: >Hello all. >I am a Programmer/Administrator, and I need help with 1 server of mine. >Just >ideas, not money. :-) >Well, this guy i work for, has a win2k server at an ISP servers farm, >connected to the internet, with an ext IP. (192.XXX.XXX.XXX). Since he is >cheap, he won't authorize me buy (almost) any software. >Of course the win2k server is licensed, but he won't pay for anything else, >so we are in the freeware market - I won't go pirate. > >My questions: >This server should be a web (IIS based) server, Mail server, and optionally >FTP server. I know it's quite a lot, even for a Dual PIII700, but that's >the >budget. >1) I reckon I need a software firewall. any ideas? >2) as a mail server I am using Mercury/32 from Pegasus. cons? >3) I need a remote control program. pcanyware10.5? ( I know it'll cost me, >but i think i can make him buy this one too) >4) is there any more security software I should use? > >Please don't answer with " You need a DMZ with 3 servers, a honeypot , a >log >server"... >I know all that. I've been a Linux Admin for about a year, and built it >from >scratch. >It's the windows security I feel puzzled about. > >So, please, contribute all your 2cents. :-) >TIA. > >Idan.
