Re: Problem connecting to CheckPoint using SmartDashboard

Greetings!

On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:16:50 +1000
Serg Belokamen <sergb@tpg.com.au> wrote:

> I've installed a CheckPoint client (Smart Dashboard, if i recall
> correctly) on my machine and tried connecting to the firewall.
> Consistently I get an error (below). A collegue then tried to connect
> via their machine by installing the client, only to get the same error
> (below).
>
> However when trying to use the same client from a different machine,
> which was the original machine (original IP) used to administer the
> firewall it would connect fine.

You need to configure from which IP addresses the GUI is allowed to
connect to the management server as security precaution. Use the command
line CPCONFIG tool or edit the according file and restart the CKP server
to enable additional IP addresses to connect.

Another issue might be licensing - but that quickly gets deep and
naughty, so I'll skip that topic for now...

Bye

Volker


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