Firewall & VPN

Firewall & VPN

Terms relating to firewalls, which help keep a network safe by not accepting potentially harmful datapackets. Also relates to VPNs, or virtual private networks, that virtually provide a different IP address which makes it seem that the user is using a computer from another location.

Industry: Network hardware

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Firewall & VPN

outbound

Network hardware; Firewall & VPN

Refers to network traffic that originates from behind an Raptor Firewall.

ping

Network hardware; Firewall & VPN

Ping is a program that uses ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) echo request packets to verify IP connectivity to another host or network. The standard ping program that comes with Windows NT ...

POP-3

Network hardware; Firewall & VPN

This acronym means Post Office Point version 3, and refers to an email application protocol that uses port 110/TCP. POP-3 is usually passed through the Raptor Firewall using a GSP.

proxy redirection

Network hardware; Firewall & VPN

Proxy Redirection allows the Network Administrator to combine VPN with application-level proxies. In effect, this allows network traffic to be sent securely across an untrusted network and then be ...

RaptorMobile

Network hardware; Firewall & VPN

RaptorMobile runs on windows-based PCs, and allows the user of the PC to securely connect across hostile networks, such as the Internet, to servers behind a Raptor Firewall.

RaptorRemote

Network hardware; Firewall & VPN

A RaptorRemote firewall is basically the same as a Raptor Firewall, except that it does not have a locally installed GUI (RMC or RCU). Since a GUI is necessary for configuring the firewall, the ...

RCU

Network hardware; Firewall & VPN

This acronym means Raptor Console for UNIX. RCU is essentially an updated version of the Hawk GUI that was used to manage prior versions of the Raptor Firewall. RCU can be installed on the Raptor ...