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Re: Fortinet vs. Palo Alto


From: John Ladwig <John.Ladwig () CSU MNSCU EDU>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:30:35 -0600

I ask that question a lot.  

The answers indicate I'm still going to be in for trouble in a few years.

This is like Y2K all over again, without a generally-recognized deadline.

   -jml

Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU> 2011-02-25 15:02 >>>
On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:28:23 EST, Tim Nance said:

Three years ago we brought a Palo Alto device into our network to test
it out.  It wasn't quite ready for primetime.  Misidentified traffic. 
Lacked a bit on the UI.  A year ago we brought them back in, and I
believe they are now fully baked.

Fully baked? How is its IPv6 support? Anybody who's not asking that question
is in for trouble in the next few years...


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