Bill,
I was talking about an OS like solaris, linux or NT
An OS where software firewalls run on...
An OS where a hardware based firewall runs on isn't
like the same as an OS that runs on a SUN.
You must do a lot more effort on securing Solaris
then on an OS that runs on a PIX or Nokia.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Royds [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: woensdag 2 mei 2001 14:06
> To: Hiemstra, Brenno; 'Rob'; GNAC
> Subject: RE: Software versus Hardware Firewalls
>
> What hardware firewall doesn't use an OS?. Granted one does not install
> the OS as part of the installation, but hardware firewalls have an
> underlying CPU and software, just pre-configured.
> They are optimised for that software set-up and can have Asics to speed
> up various tasks. But they are susceptible to software problems as much as
> any other OS. Look at problems with Cisco's IOS. or Nokia boxes.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Hiemstra, Brenno
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 06:42
> To: 'Rob'; GNAC
> Subject: RE: Software versus Hardware Firewalls
>
>
> Pro's for Hardware FW's (apart from which vendor):
>
> - more scalable
> - more throughput
> - faster then most software solutions
> - no OS which can have holes / bugs
>
> Con's for Hardware FW's
>
> - expensive
>
> I would suggest to go for what you suite best.
> If you like BSD, go for BSD.
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