> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ali Tabasi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 December 2000 2:48
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Choice of Firewall
>
>
> Just note that PIX is a "packet filtering" firewall as oppose
> to being an "application proxy" firewall.
>
> FW-1, Gauntlet and a number of other firewalls are of the
> "application proxy" type.
FW-1 is not of the "application proxy" type.
It does, however, apply some latency to incoming traffic which, in some
infinitesimal sense, makes things harder (or at least slower) to hack. ;)
Cheers,
--
Ben Nagy
Marconi Services
Network Integration Specialist
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