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Protecting Internet Server
Hello Experts,
I am looking for some advice in our situation. We have a Windows 2003 server running on a internet location which should be protected. We are running:
- A few websites including a few with ssl
- MS Exchange 2003 with RPC via HTTP, Outlook Mobile Access and Outlook Web Access
- SQL Server for the websites
- No internal LAN clients, only internet access clients
What should be a correct way securing our server whithout paying to much. Following Microsoft they advice a good "ADVANCED" firewall... What are the correct options to choose from?
Thanks in Advance
I am looking for some advice in our situation. We have a Windows 2003 server running on a internet location which should be protected. We are running:
- A few websites including a few with ssl
- MS Exchange 2003 with RPC via HTTP, Outlook Mobile Access and Outlook Web Access
- SQL Server for the websites
- No internal LAN clients, only internet access clients
What should be a correct way securing our server whithout paying to much. Following Microsoft they advice a good "ADVANCED" firewall... What are the correct options to choose from?
Thanks in Advance
Software Firewalls
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Nemesis-Services
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No, at the moment we are in test environment and don´t have a firewall.
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Never heared of TRY BEFORE YOU BUY OR RENTING?!?
Let me check that checkpoint NG AI R56...
Let me check that checkpoint NG AI R56...
yep I have, but even if you do choose to go with micro$oft you will still have to pay the software fee / licence fee
also RENTING.
whoever you are renting it from / also internet access should have also given option of firewall protection, especially a windows machine on the public internet, most worms/viruses attack micro$oft software
whoever you are renting it from / also internet access should have also given option of firewall protection, especially a windows machine on the public internet, most worms/viruses attack micro$oft software
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Anyway, I have to use a Windows based server because one of the web application we have to run is written in .net which communicates with exchange. When everything is working satisfactorily together we will implement it in production environment.
Any more suggestions for a good hard or soft firewall?
Any more suggestions for a good hard or soft firewall?
as the box is on the internet - stay away completely from software firewalls, they are really only good for workstations, laptop users.
I don't use much other hardware firewalls apart from sonicwall, but stay away from it, it sucks.
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/download/0/1718/hardwarefirewalls.pdf
I don't use much other hardware firewalls apart from sonicwall, but stay away from it, it sucks.
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/download/0/1718/hardwarefirewalls.pdf
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srikrishnak,
that first link is 4 years old !!! (last updated 2001)
checkpoint has came along way since then and is much easier to setup and maintain compared to a cisco pix, as checkpoint comes with an excellent gui interface which can be managed from a windows machine as well:
http://www.checkpoint.com/products/downloads/express_datasheet.pdf
that first link is 4 years old !!! (last updated 2001)
checkpoint has came along way since then and is much easier to setup and maintain compared to a cisco pix, as checkpoint comes with an excellent gui interface which can be managed from a windows machine as well:
http://www.checkpoint.com/products/downloads/express_datasheet.pdf
Do you currently have a firewall in front of the windows 2003 server?