We have not had a lot of luck using Telnet to connect to our HP3000. The sessions hang after about an hour of use and then have to be aborted. With NS/VT the sessions hang much less frequently and if they do drop the user they log themselves out in most cases. Does anyone else have a similar experience? Byron Welch Manager In-House projects Creative Computing Inc. Lincoln RI -----Original Message----- From: Joe Geiser [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, November 12, 1998 10:38 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Fddi help/Fire wall router configuration help Richard Gambrell wrote after Naren Sharma, > > 2. We want to install a firewall box (security router)? Is > anyone out > > there using something like this? What type of configuration > > changes needs to be made on the hp3000 to enable remote users > > to logon via security box? > > If your using telnet on the 3000, you configure the firewall > to allow telnet. > If your using NS/VT instead, consider switching to telnet. Others can > provide details of the firewall configuration for NS/VT, but > telnet works well for most applications. If not using Telnet, and you wish to use NS/VT, then the firewall will require at least port 1570 open in both directions. Use IP fitering to keep the bad guys out (depending on the firewall software being used). Telnet used more in a Unix environment, and becoming more so on the 3000 now that it's out there and becoming much more stable, but the majority of the shops out there (ourselves included) still use NS/VT, at least for now. Best Regards, Joe ========================================================== Joe Geiser, Senior Partner, CSI Business Solutions, LLC ** Your Client-Server and Internetworking Specialists ** Phone: +1 (215) 945.8100 Fax: +1 (215) 943.8408 *New* Toll-Free (US/Canada): (877) 945-8100 http://www.csillc.com ========================================================== HP Channel Partner Allaire Alliance Partner Microsoft ClubWin - Team One