General Questions about the Security Servers

Most of the questions regarding the Security Servers are specific to each Security Server used. However, a few questions relate to the use of Security Servers in general. These FAQs cover such issues.

9.29. Why Don't the Connections I Make through the Security Servers Appear to Originate from the Firewall?

If you're familiar with FireWall-1 4.1 and earlier versions, you know that whenever the Security Servers were used, all connections through them appeared to come from the firewall. Some administrators designed their networks around this feature. In FireWall-1 NG, the firewall no longer appears to originate these connections, so designs that rely on packets originating from the firewall no longer ...

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