Hi,

when I was giving FW-1 classes some years ago, the institution gave out the
FW-1 book of M. Goncalves [they were used to give out books... and it was
the only book on the subject at the time].
Neither me nor the students ever learned anything from the (FW-1) book. As
there is not one phrase originally written by Mr. Goncalves (perhaps the
foreword?), it's just an (expensive) copy of some old Check Point manuals.

As of the book you are asking for, I just cite one of the reviews on
amazon.com:

"I do not recommend this book, at all. When reading it, you get the
impression that the author spent a week or two researching the subject, and
then went on to write this book to make some quick cash. It is full of
errors and ambiguities. What's worse, in the section on cryptography, the
author has shamelessly copied text from Bruce Schneier's "Applied
Cryptography". Save your money."

That's it. Save your money. Do not buy one of the books of M. Goncalves.
Waste of money & waste of paper.

Enno Rey

My best wishes and my condolence to America.

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> Hi
>
>  As suggested in this mailing list, I could not get any O Rielly books on
>  Firewall in my locality. But I found this book
>
>  Firewall - A colmplete Guide
>  by Marcus Goncalves
>
>  How do you rate this book (for clarity and coverage), especially for a
>  beginner in Firewall. Anyone has any idea ?
>
> regards
> Kani
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