Re: Wingate?

["Magossa'nyi A'rpa'd" <mag () bunuel tii matav hu>]

On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, -= ArkanoiD =- wrote:

> nuqneH,
>
> Does anybody have expirience with software product named "Wingate"? It seems to
> be something like cheap entry-level firewall system for Windows 95 and NT. 
> People often do ask me if they need a "real" firewall or Wingate is enough for 
> them. So the questions are how good is it from the viewpoint of
Once upon a time I made a linux/fwtk setup for a friend, who had wingate
before. There had been no security consideration, it was only because he had
1 IP address for 5 machines. That friend was a windows type, but still
wasn't content with the quality of that thing.
> a) security 
Security on a NT box? You should be kidding. Once more:
NT IS NOT MATURE ENOUGH. DOT.
> b) control and monitoring features
dunno
> c) protocol support
It wasn't transparent for example. Maybe got better from that time?
> d) administration
As I recall it was one of the concerns: my friend just couldn't do things
he wanted.
> e) performance
There had been 28.8, so I dunno. But bet:)
  f) stability
It died every once and then. 

If you want a cheap entry level firewall, pick sf1 or fwtk and your favourite
free OS.

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