Subject: Re: NIS and firewalling: fix ypserv ports ?
To: Joel CARNAT <joel@carnat.net>
From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 05/20/2006 09:20:20
Joel CARNAT wrote:
> Is there a way to fix ypserv port to access the NIS domain through a
> firewall ?
> I found a patch for openbsd
> (http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-tech&m=110964016320832&w=4)
> but nothing for NetBSD.
You should not attempt to provide NIS or any kind of filesharing through
a firewall; if you need remote access, set up a VPN instead.
--
-Chuck