"Baribault, Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>FW1 on the other hand is more of a traditional FW
Actually, it was the proxy firewalls that came first, and
Well, actually routers and filters... :-)
Technology-wise, it hardly makes a difference anymore.
The various firewalls do mostly the same things, though
in slightly different ways. In my opinion, the best criteria
on which to choose a firewall today are support, reputation
of the vendor, documentation, and interface.
The slightly different ways used to make a difference. Now with feature bloat and the demand for services through the firewall rather than security, I agree, though perhaps for slightly different reasons, that it hardly makes a difference for most firewall customers today. Most want to feel safe. Most believe that the feeling of being safe equates to being secure.
Out of the box a Check Point Firewall-1 can support more services through than an Axent Raptor. But out of the box, it takes a bit more work to shoot yourself in the foot with Rator than with Firewall-1.
Fred
Avolio Consulting
16228 Frederick Road, PO Box 609, Lisbon, MD 21765, US
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