I think I'm pretty clear now on which ports have to be accommodated within the 
firewall to allow NetBackup connections but there is still one question 
floating around out there that begs answering ...

"Is there a way to limit which ports NetBackup will use (something less than 
the complete 512 to 1024 range) thereby insuring that a minimum number of ports 
will have to be defined to the firewall software?"

My security guys are having a baby buffalo at the notion of allowing NetBackup 
to have 512 ports available for use. I personally don't know if that number is 
good or not nor if it represents a real security concern. They are more 
interested in a total number of available ports being 25 - 50. And oh by the 
way, they want to choose the range as well (ie; 1000 - 1024).

Any information would be greatly appreciated. I suspect that if the answer is 
"You can't do it that way" They'll set me up with the 512 - 1024 range. But hey 
... I gotta at least say I asked.

Regards,

Dennis

"Time is not a test of the truth"
Translation: Just because you've always done it that way, doesn't make it right

Dennis F. Dwyer
Enterprise Storage Manager
Tampa Electric Company

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