Re: Next Generation Security Architecture

[Ng Pheng Siong <ngps () post1 com>]

On Mon, Feb 26, 2001 at 05:50:17PM -0500, Brian Ford wrote:
> > It's a dead product. Cisco now peddles Arrowpoint. ;-)
>
> Buzzzz.  Sorry. Wrong answer.

Ahh, ok. I was just repeating the impression I got from local Cisco 
and resellers. ;-)

In competition against Alteon, Foundry, etc., for load balancing Internet
servers over T1/E1's, which - Local Director or Arrowpoint - do you 
recommend? 


> Wouldn't the addition remove some of the load from the server.  I know it 
> does from mine.  I use the Cut-through proxy in the PIX to authenticate 
> users looking at my server (on the Cisco intranet).

Do you mean your PIX assumes the authentication load, then?


I have a question about the cut-thru proxy, if you don't mind: I'm told by
a local Cisco consultant that the cut-thru proxy has the magical property
of demanding proxy authentication from your browser even if the browser is
told it has "direct connection to the Internet." I'd imagine the browser
will be confused to encounter a proxy authentication challenge in such a
case? 


TIA. Cheers.

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