ADSM-L

Re: Restricting open registration

1994-04-15 17:06:25
Subject: Re: Restricting open registration
From: Mitch Sako <mitch AT LSIL DOT COM>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 1994 14:06:25 PDT
> In <1994Apr15.033101.11215 AT draper DOT com>, MAINT%PUCC.BITNET AT 
> uga.cc.uga DOT edu
>  (Melinda Varian) writes:
> >I'm just setting up ADSM.  I would prefer to allow open registration, as
> >that would be more convenient for the users and less work to administer.
> >However, this server will have TCP/IP access and I can see nothing that
> >would prevent anyone anywhere on the Internet from using (or abusing) it
> >if I allow open registration.  I hope someone can convince me that that
> >isn't so.
> >Melinda Varian,
> >Princeton University
>  We are running with closed registration, but I know there are many
> internet services which can't get into the Lab and some which can't go
> out either.  I talked to our network guru who said that this is all
> done with a 'firewall' which does 'port filtering'.  Check with your
> network people and see if they have a firewall and if so, filter out
> your ADSM port (usually 1500).
>
>
> Bill Colwell
> C. S. Draper Lab
> Email: BColwell AT draper DOT com
> Voice: 617-258-1550
>

The adsm port id is setup in the sample file to be 1500.  That is not
necessarily the one that will be used, especially if she runs multiple
servers.  We use 2101, 2201, 2301, etc. (just arbitrarily) in order to
direct traffic to differernt servers.
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