NetMAX Newsletter - March 2005

1. [New!] Are You Powered By NetMAX?
2. [New!] NetMAX GSA Pricing
3. [Tips and Tricks] Running an XBox Behind NetMAX
4. [General] Let's Hear From You

1. Are You Powered By NetMAX?

We've recently launched a new ad campaign here at NetMAX, and perhaps you've run across some of the ads in magazines and on websites already. If not, you can just head over to the campaign page of the NetMAX website at poweredbynetmax.com and see for yourself! The campaign is centered on the "Powered By NetMAX" server sticker that appears on new NetMAX servers -- so what does that logo mean to you?

It means we're going to show you how to consolidate IT services, cut overheard costs, and save lots of money by using NetMAX. Curious about how? Drop by the comparison pages of the website, and compare NetMAX VPN Server Suite to other common VPN solutions:

www.poweredbynetmax.com/pitch-vpn.php

Or compare the NetMAX Firewall to other common firewall solutions:

www.poweredbynetmax.com/pitch-firewall.php

And if you're running Microsoft Windows Server and Windows machines in your network, check out the advantages of migrating them to NetMAX:

www.poweredbynetmax.com/pitch-migrate.php

2. NetMAX GSA Pricing

You already know it's hard to beat our normal NetMAX pricing, but what if you're a governmental organization and want to use NetMAX? We've heard this question and now we have the answer... NetMAX GSA Schedule Pricing! If you buy goods and services through General Service Administration, now you can easily get NetMAX products, support, or even custom development time from the expert NetMAX team!

For more information on NetMAX and the GSA schedule, visit the NetMAX website section on GSA Scheduling:

www.poweredbynetmax.com/pitch-gsa.php

3. Running an XBox Behind NetMAX

The NetMAX Team was recently asked: how do you connect to XBox live through a NetMAX Firewall?

First, you have to make input and output rules to allow traffic through ports 53,88, and 3074 on both the LAN (Eth?) and WAN (Eth?) interfaces. Here's the specific rule settings:

Rule type: INPUT
Action: Accept
Protocol: TCP and UDP
Source: Any
Destination: Use Network(s) of this NetMAX server
Destination Port: 53, 88, 3074

Rule type: OUTPUT
Action: Accept
Protocol: TCP and UDP
Source: Use Network(s) of this NetMAX server
Destination: Any
Destination Port: 53, 88, 3074

Set your XBox configuration on "Automatic" and it will get the connection setting for you without further tinkering. You’ll be playing online in no time!

For more details on this, visit the NetMAX User Forum.

www.netmax.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi

4. Let's Hear From You!

We would very much like to hear from you -- especially about how you use NetMAX and Linux in your business, and how we can make NetMAX better suited to your needs. Contribute your input to the NetMAX Forum at:

www.netmax.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi

or to our general NetMAX contact form at:

www.netmax.com/partners/contacts.html

Let us know about your likes, dislikes, and general comments. We are especially interested in the type of additions to NetMAX that you would like to see as we continue to develop the NetMAX line.

Thank you!