Comments below... --- Lorne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Friday 10 January 2003 10:20 am, T E wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Perhaps this is a newbie question, but I would > really > > like your expert opinion :) - (I can repost to > > newb-list if it gets to hot in here) > > > > My question is: what are the main differences > between > > MNF and SNF? I believe I heard MNF was built on > mdk > > 8.2 and is for larger networks while SNF was built > on > > mdk 7.2 and works best for small networks. > > > I hate their naming conventions for their firewalls. > I LOVE their > implementations. My opinion is the older one > shouldn't be used, since there > are vulnerabilities unless it is patched is > probablyl not safe.
Well, a maintained system will be the case if either SNF or MNF is used. After all, what good is a firewall if you can't keep it up to date? Sooner or later exploits are discovered and thus need to be patched... > The gui looks > almost identical between the two. The older of the > two only supports 2 nics. > The newer one supports at least 3 because I am > setting one up and it bound > all three. I don't think it is fair to say one is > for small networks and the > other big ones. ? As I understand it SNF stands for Single network firewall and MNF stands for Multi Network Firewall - hence the different references of network size... > > > I have played around with MNF and am very > impressed I agree! The interface is extremely user friendly while maintaining versatility. > > with the easy to use web-based GUI! However, I > have > > two concerns before I research to heavily into > this: > > > > 1) MNF may be overkill. While I will need as heavy > > protection as possible, there is only one network > > (20-30 WS), and one to five servers > > including an email server...for now. > > > > 2) MNF is not free. Well sort of. Correct me if > I'm > > wrong here, but I thought I read somewhere that > the > > updates must be payed for after the 1st 6 mo. > Free is > > a critical component at this stage. > > > > Based on what I've put here, would you guys > suggest > > SNF? If so, is it available on most MDK mirros? > > Thanks in advance... > > I highly recommend the newer one. I don't believe > there is any time bomb, and > I'm not sure if they require money after 6 months, > although it is certainly > worth what ever it is they charge. I subscribe, so > haven't actually purchased > a shrink wrap one. I think they get more money by > just donating so that is > what I did. Here is part of the reason why I believe there are only 6 months to register: I log into MNF and am greated with this text: "UPDATES: Don't forget to register your firewall to receive your free updates for 6 months. These updates are critical to keep your security product up to date and to maintain a high security level. These updates consist of improvements to most features, security fixes and more." Like I said updates are critical. And while this product may be worth every one of the 200,000 pennies spent on it, I need a FREE product since I basically have a 0 penny budget at the moment. It seems to me that if updates for SNF are free that may be the way to go. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to go with MNF, but I can't afford the price at the moment and will need eternal updates. Thanks for the reply, Lorne. Hmm, I thought it would get hot here but it seemed to be cold - I expected quite a few replies since this product is so powerful, interesting, and useful. What would happen if I cross posted to the newb list :P ? > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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