> This is a bit of a simplification, but lets say that all an SI firewall
does is ensure that connections from source to destination
> are established correctly and in line with the rulebase you have defined,
and are revoked on inactivity. Lets say it also
> tracks sequence numbers
AFAIK, Check Point [regarded here as paradigm for some kind of stateful
stuff & inventor of that marketing buzzword... isn't it a trade mark?] does
_not_ even track sequence numbers...
Enno Rey
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