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RE: PIX vs CheckPoint; IMHO Netscreen is far su perior
From: "Forbes, Robert" <Robert_Forbes () reyrey com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:11:05 -0400
It really depends on the requirements one has for a firewall and which Checkpoint platform they are going to run on, Nokia, SecPlat on a Dell, Alteon, or CrossBeam. And if you are going to use vulnerabilities as a reason you should then be using Secure Computing Sidewinder. -----Original Message----- From: Edward W. Ray [mailto:support () mmicman com] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 5:27 PM To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: RE: [Full-disclosure] PIX vs CheckPoint; IMHO Netscreen is far superior IMHO, neither is very good. I have been using Netscreen (bought by Juniper for $4 billion earlier this year) products for over fours years. PIX is a very buggy and exploitable OS. Checkpoint is somewhat better, although it dies under most DoS attacks. My netscreen have been much better at shunting DoS attacks, have far less vulnerabilities reported than either Checkpoint or PIX, and is a true hardware firewall with its own custom ASIC. If your choices are only checkpoint or PIX, I would choose Checkpoint. IMHO it is more reliable. But if you really want a networking company that is not a marketing company, check out Juniper/Netscreen Firewalls, http://www.netscreen.com Good luck with your studies! Edward W. Ray -----Original Message----- From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of Eric Paynter Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 1:47 PM To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: RE: [Full-disclosure] PIX vs CheckPoint On Tue, June 29, 2004 11:59 am, James Patterson Wicks said:
CheckPoint's interface is very intuitive and easy to use.
Easy to use in a "Microsoft" kind of way. Last I heard, it does nice things for you like always allow DNS traffic through, even if you have no port 53 rule and a deny all policy. How helpful! -Eric -- arctic bears - affordable email and name services @yourdomain.com http://www.arcticbears.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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