PC Anywhere and the PIX!

[AM123]

We have PC Anywhere set-up on 3 internal machines.

With the default PIX Config, is it set-up to work with PC Anywhere? If not how do I enable it.

I guess I will have to assign certain ports on the PIX so that the PIX and PC Anywhere will know which machine to use when trying to remotely connect.

For example
Desktop 1 : Data Port 5633 and Status Port 5634
Desktop 2 : Data Port 5631 and Status Port 5632
Desktop 3 : Data Port 5635 and Status Port 5636

(These are the ports that are used in PC Anywhere).

Can someone please tell me how in the PDM to enable this as I unfortunately still learning how to use the PIX.

Also, last question, is there/has there been attacks that have been used by leaving PC Anywhere access open?

Thanks in advance!!
AM

 

[yizhar]

HI.

An alternate option is to use VPN to connect, and run PCAW over the VPN tunnel.

Bye
Yizhar Hurwitz

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[AM123]

Thanks for your reply Yizhar.

How would one go about doing that?

Thanks.
Alex

 

[N0ktar]

make it simple. assign ststic address than open only the ports you need open: tcp 5631 and udp 5632. here's an example command line:
static (inside,outside) 203.148.x.x 192.168.1.10
access-list 100 permit tcp any host 203.148.x.x eq 5631
access-list 100 permit tcp any host 203.148.x.x eq 5631

you need vpn? open gre on pix and don't pay for 3DES licence, unless you're concerned with allowing encapsulated traffic through, it's your choice: replace with your vpn server ip
access-list 100 permit tcp any host 203.148.x.x eq 1723 access-list 100 permit gre any host 203.148.x.x

than your outbound if present
access-list inside permit gre host 192.168.x.x any
access-list inside permit tcp host 192.168.x.x any eq 1723

that's it, noe you got pcanywhere and the vpn, hope this helps

 

[AM123]

Noktar thanks for your response.

I have DES, not 3DES on my PIX.

Does this allow for a PCAnywhere connection over VPN or is this for both, a seperate PC Anywhere connection and a VPN connection?

Thanks for all your help.

I'm learning slowly but surely.. hehe..