RE: Checkpoint Question

["Chris Dinsmore" <dinsmoc () mediaone net>]

Hmmm, well I'm a bit biased on this one since I'm a professional FW-1
engineer and trainer, but I'm really going to recommend against it. FW-1 is
excellent software and easy to manage nce you get the hang of it, but theres
some very illogical things about it. The obvious way of doing things is
quite often incorrect. Even worse, it will seem to work properly, but you
won't get the results you intended. My recommendation is that you at least
take Checkpoints CCSA and CCSE course. Four days, between $2500 and $5000
depending on the training center. The coruseware isnt the greatest, but a
good instructor can teach you more about the firewall and security in four
days, then you'll get six months of stumbling around on your own with

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Christopher Dinsmore
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Senior Network Architect
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Salinas Group
470 Totten Pond Rd.
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: (781)890-1267
Fax:   (781)890-1229
Email: christopher.dinsmore () salinasgroup com
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-firewall-wizards () lists nfr net
[mailto:owner-firewall-wizards () lists nfr net]On Behalf Of Sachdev Neal
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 11:14 AM
To: firewall-wizards () nfr net
Subject: [fw-wiz] Checkpoint Question


Is it possible to install a Checkpoint firwall w/o formal training?  If
so, what are some of the resources like books, etc that can be used to
do it right the first time.
Any kind of help will be highly appreciated.
thanks
NS