[KLUG Members] how can I get around a port block to setup vpn?

[Bruce Smith]

> I am wanting to setup a vpn between work and home.  At work our
> internet connection goes through a firewall that I do not control. 
> They have blocked a number or ports and services.  One of them
> appears to be vpn.  Is there a way that I can setup a tunnel through
> the firewall to home that would get by that??  
> 
> I also probably need to be able to find what ports are open through
> the firewall.  Is there a way to test that?  ICMP is blocked.  I know
> that I could use nessus if I was looking at a computer but since the
> firewall is a through point would it still work (I have never used
> nessus but am familiar with it)?

That's a good way to get yourself fired, or worse ...   (look at the
COURT CASES against people who were "testing" their employer's security)

Talk to the people who control the firewall and tell them what you want
to do.  If they agree, they'll help you.  If not, then forget it.
 
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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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