[KaptKaos]

Send an email to your boss, his boss, CIO etc. stating that Mr. *****head has asked you to open all ports from segment A to segment B removing all security and you just wanted to make sure that they were ok with it.

If they say yes, then open it. I doubt they would.

I'd also point out that its pretty silly that the Server guy doesn't even know what ports his apps need and that now you need to waste more of your time throwing a sniffer on there to see what's being blocked.

Bet ya the bastard has a broadcast (non-routed) protocol and doesn't understand that you can't route those through a firewall. Bet ya lunch.