IT Related - Query

[GoneWithTheWindows]

Hi All,

Have a bit of a problem with a prospective client.

We use a monitoring application called GFI along with a host of things it does remote backups / has its own AV / Has a customised version of teamviewer /etc (Not punting the product, just listing all of the things relating to the problem.)

So we are busy trying to grab a new client, however, they are "contractors" as such and work onsite at massive companies like Liberty / Vodacom / etc.

Problem I am having is trying to figure out what I can put in place that would allow these applications to bypass the firewalls in place at these sites. Spoken to the IT manager at Liberty/Vodacom and they are outright denying allowing the traffic in or out. They also won't allow us to put 3G routers anywhere near their network. The users need to be on the networks in question to access shared drives and applications.

Also having them run 3G cards with routes for the IP's for each of GFI's applications is not viable as it would mean creating route lists with 1000's and 1000's of IP's.

As I type, I am hearing how futile this all sounds.

TIA!

 

[sajunky]

It might not answer your question, but you don't have to forward 1000 IP's. You can forward ports based on the protocol and trigger port. It will be valid for any station on the LAN. Many routers have specialised settings (for well-known applications) in the section usually called ALG.