On 14 October 2011 12:26, Marko Vojinovic <vvma...@gmail.com> wrote: > However, every serious firewall admin should know that the firewall is a > one-way > barrier, protecting local users from the outside attack, and having in > principle no way to protect the outside world from the local user. Or in the > words of the firewall-piercing HOWTO > ( http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Firewall-Piercing ): > > <quote> > A firewall cannot protect a network against its own internal users, and should > not even try to. > </quote> >
Actually, there's a difference between this (protecting the network internally) and protecting the outside world, for example I can't connect to SMTP outside our firewall right now. > So, if the OP asks his admin to allow him the access, and is refused, I think > it is perfectly legitimate to DIY and pierce a connection through. > ! Possibly read your IT policy and your employment contract carefully first. -- imalone -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
