Re: [SLE] Trying to use a Mac address for my firewall....help?

From: Tom Nielsen (tom_at_neuro-logic.com)
Date: 12/19/03

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Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:10:55 -0800

    On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 03:39, Togan Muftuoglu wrote:

    > * Tom Nielsen; <tom@neuro-logic.com> on 18 Dec, 2003 wrote:
    > >My office has a SuSE firewall and a SuSE 8.2 mail server behind it
    > >running imap. I can access my mail server from home because I setup my
    > >IP address on my firewall. Now, I'm trying to setup my laptop to access
    > >the mail server, but instead of using an IP, I want to use a MAC
    > >address. Why? Because I'm on the go and I can't always know what IP
    > >address I'm going to have and I don't want to leave that port wide open
    > >all the time.
    >
    > >
    > >So, what entry do I make in my SuSEfirewall.conf so that my laptop's MAC
    > >address will be allowed through????
    >
    > Nothing if I understand you correctly, as MAC Addresses will change as
    > your packet travels from one router to another one. Using MAC address is
    > an option when you have it on your LOCAL LAN and the laptop is connected
    > to the gateway (or the firewall machine)
    >
    > your best bet is VPN or ssh as I see it

    I can't get the VPN to work for the life of me. I just don't get it. As
    far as ssh, how can I use that with email?

    Tom 

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Tom Nielsen
Neuro Logic Systems
805.389.5435 x18
www.neuro-logic.com
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