In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Graham w
rites:
>Mark,
>
>For me, a key question I ask of all network related
>software that I use is:
>
> Is it scalable?
>ie will I have to scope, search out, acquire, install,
>and learn to drive new software as a network/system
>grows, or passes to different SysAdmins hands.
Of course scalability plays a major role in designing systems/networks,
but it isn't number one concern when you have to deploy security
appliances. Mark was asking more for security-related features that
ZoneAlarm has and other personal firewalls don't have. I wonder how one
can scale _personal_ firewall beyond one box.
>Let me give an example: Of late, I have had the call
>to provision/maintain a few home/SOHO networks with
>proxy software. I have chosen ProxyPlus for this. My
>reasoning went something like this ... It works
>satisfactorily (ie functional + effective = useful) out
>of the box, a good start. It can be 'supped up' by
>more advanced users, or for more demanding network,
>simply, without plugins etc. eg one can setup Notes
>replication through a standard 'tweak' in the app.
And once more convenience wins against security.
Cheers,
Saso
-
[To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
