Re: Hardware defences against SYN flooding

[Scott Walker Register <scott.register () us checkpoint com>]

An article appeared on this list and in other forums indicating poor 
performance by Check Point's FireWall-1 product in response to SYN floods.
 
Based on discussions with Thomas Greene and Ross Oliver, we have learned 
that FireWall-1 was not running on the machine at the time of the test.  
Because of this, the test and reported results have absolutely no validity. 
We are working with the authors to conduct a meaningful test against a 
properly configured firewall.  Further details and clarification will be 
posted when available.

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