Dangers from SNA?

[Juergen.Nieveler () gecits-eu com]

Hi all!

A client of mine wants to secure his WAN with a firewall, but pass all
SNA-traffic through a bypass, because firewalls don´t work to well with
SNA. In Effect, all SNA-Users (the IBM Net, for example) would connect
directly to his  network. Are there any dangers from this approach, besides
it being bloody ludicrous to bypass a firewall at all?

Would repacking the SNA in IP with DLSW add more security, or just help to
put it through the firewall?

Thanks in advance for any insights!

Mit freundlichen Gruessen - Yours sincerely

Juergen Nieveler
CompuNet Koeln
System Engineering
Industriestrasse 161e, 50999 Koeln, Germany
Phone: ++49(0)2236/608161, Fax: ++49(0)2236/9651220,
Internet: Juergen.Nieveler @ gecits-eu.com