Re: Nokia/Checkpoint firewall

["Josef Pojsl" <josef.pojsl () skynet cz>]

On Wed, Feb 02, 2000 at 09:55:51PM +1100, Yin To Chu wrote:
> Kyle :
>
> Can you tell the hardware configuration of the Ultra 250, i.e. memory, no.
> of CPU and CPU speed?
> There is only a Pentium II 450 CPU running FreeBSD 4.0 (optimized by Nokia)
> in IP650. I read the spec. on Nokia GGSN (GPRS core element) which is IP650.

Hello,

are you sure they are using FreeBSD _4.0_? It has not been released,
and even if it had, it is generally not a Good Thing to run such
a critical application as firewall on an X.0 OS version. It took some
time for FreeBSD 3.X to settle down.

I generally don't trust companies optimizing others'
operating systems. IMHO, the FreeBSD project do their job very well.
A shoemaker should be making shoes and a tailor should be making clothes.

Regards,
Josef

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