From: John D Groenveld on 17 Mar 2010 12:02 In article <4ba0ed2f$0$50146$8046368a(a)newsreader.iphouse.net>, Doug McIntyre <merlyn(a)geeks.org> wrote: >What the OP really needs is a firewall that is smart enough about >watching the protocol itself to let through the RPC/NFS protocol, and Also, the OP needs to ask why is there a firewall between the NFS server and clients: What are the risks? Is NFS the right solution? Is VPN or ssh tunnel a possible hack? John groenveld(a)acm.org
From: Sami Ketola on 18 Mar 2010 13:43
Doug McIntyre <merlyn(a)geeks.org> wrote: > What the OP really needs is a firewall that is smart enough about > watching the protocol itself to let through the RPC/NFS protocol, and > opening the ports as required. There's several out there that can do this. > (ie. Fortigate, Juniper, etc). But since both his server and clients are solaris 10 systems he could use webnfs mounts for easier firewall transversal. Sami |