Filters

The following sections of the Novell^® BorderManager^® 3.7 Administration guide provides the basic information you need to set up packet filters.

For NetWare^® 6, Novell BorderManager 3.7 delivers filter configuration based on Novell iManager. NetWare 5.1 customers will still need to use FILTCFG.

However, NetWare 5.1 customers can also use filter configuration based on Novell iManager if they have one Netware 6 in a tree. Novell BorderManager 3.7 extends the directory schema to add attributes to server objects for IP packet filtering. The filter configuration is stored in Novell eDirectory^TM. This allows the use of either FILTCFG or Novell iManager on an Novell BorderManager 3.7 server, and also provides a natural backup of the firewall configuration. Changes in Novell iManager are automatically moved out to the server and put into effect.

During the installation of Novell BorderManager 3.7, if packet filtering is already configured on the server, the existing configuration should be imported into eDirectory. By storing the firewall configuration in eDirectory Novell BorderManager 3.7, extends the functionality. See the following sections for more information:

• Advanced Configuration of IP Packet Filters Using FILTCFG to set up HTTP, FTP, Telnet, SMTP, POP3, and DNS filters.
• Managing IP Packet Filters to find the configuration parameters for the IP packet filter log and the standard IP packet filter log format.
• Packet Filtering based on Novell iManager to set up RIP, EGP, OSPF and Packet Forwarding Filters.
• Back Up and Restore Filters on NDS^® or Novell eDirectory^TM.

See the Setting Up Packet Filters section in the Novell BorderManager 3.7 Installation Guide for information on how to set up filters.