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Sophos Client Firewall and 3G NDIS

ricdgr

Hi,

What is the meaning of the following statement (from the release notes):

- Sophos Client Firewall does not support the “mobile broadband” driver

Does it mean Sophos Client Firewall does not support the NDIS driver?

What exactly happens when a computer is using that kind of driver? Will the firewall allow all the traffic? Can the client fallback to the Windows Firewall? Exactly how can we overcome this limitation?

Thanks.

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    Hello ricdgr,

    What is the meaning of [...] Sophos Client Firewall does not support the “mobile broadband” driver

    your quote is not quite correct :smileyhappy:, the exact text is (emphasis mine): Sophos Client Firewall does not support the “mobile broadband” driver model in Windows version 7

    Well, IIRC correctly this is somewhat arcane. There are some twists with regard to 3G modems, how the devices present themselves to the system and the consequences. I don't know the details of the defect - if I am correct (but it is just a deduction from a problem with a 3G modem and Device Control) then the issue is "just" that the device appears as a LAN connection and thus it "only" applies if you use Local network (detected automatically) as address specification in the LAN settings or a (global or application) rule.

    Sophos correct me if I'm wrong ...

    Christian

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    Hello ricdgr,

    What is the meaning of [...] Sophos Client Firewall does not support the “mobile broadband” driver

    your quote is not quite correct :smileyhappy:, the exact text is (emphasis mine): Sophos Client Firewall does not support the “mobile broadband” driver model in Windows version 7

    Well, IIRC correctly this is somewhat arcane. There are some twists with regard to 3G modems, how the devices present themselves to the system and the consequences. I don't know the details of the defect - if I am correct (but it is just a deduction from a problem with a 3G modem and Device Control) then the issue is "just" that the device appears as a LAN connection and thus it "only" applies if you use Local network (detected automatically) as address specification in the LAN settings or a (global or application) rule.

    Sophos correct me if I'm wrong ...

    Christian

    :40951
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