RE: PIX vs CheckPoint

[John.Airey () rnib org uk]

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> From: Gary E. Miller [mailto:gem () rellim com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 June 2004 00:58
> To: Eric Paynter
> Cc: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] PIX vs CheckPoint
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> Yo Eric!
>
> On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Eric Paynter wrote:
>
> > Once the
> > administrators had finished their Cisco training, they said 
> they would
> > never go back to FW-1 because the PIX interface was so much 
> easier to use.
>
> I agree, except for one small problem.  Don't you still have to delete
> ALL the filter rules, and reenter them ALL to change the order of the
> rules? last I checked there was no "insert before", "insert 
> at top" sort
> of options.  Just "insert at end".  This and other features can really
> slow down the otherwise decent CLI.
No longer true. The latest versions of the PIX CLI allow you to specify
which line numbers, so you can insert rules where you want.

> Another bad thing about the PIX CLI is that is looks a lot 
> like the IOS CLI,
> but has lots of subtle differences that will byte you when 
> you least expect
> it.
Can you name one? I find it a pain the other way round, like not being able
to "write mem" when in configuration.

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