Hi,
Well.. you could checkout http://www.roble.com/docs/fw1_or_pix.html
for a very pix biased comparison. Personally I think the pix is
arent bad,
However.. the IP boxes have some nice advantages too.. modified bsd
kernel
for eg, filesystems mounted RO.. I think basically.. as per always
its
going to go down to personal preference. Comparisons are always
(even
though people try not to) biased based on opinion/relationship.
I think your best bet, Is to talk to some people, also another thing
thats a good idea, If you have the opportunity.. is to open the box
and
have a look under the hood. It is also very important to judge also
based
on your requirements.. eg: if you have 30 firewalls in your internal
network..
Is it feasable to make alterations to them all regularly if you have
only a command line.
another eg. A home user probably doesnt require a firewall worth a
few thousand $'s etc..
I think the article jw is refering to is
http://www.networkcomputing.com/1225/1225buyers2.html
Do remember of course, that the Nokia IP range.. though it does run
FW-1 which can speak IPSEC (for vpn etc) is not a dedicated 'vpn
appliance'.
It is but a firewall. for vpn's Nokia Crypto Clusters are very nice
IMHO..
They even have shiny LCD panels on them!
Comments ?
BR,
Iain King
Network Security Specialist
Nokia Telecommunications Oy
Espoo, Finland 0400
-----Original Message-----
From: ext jw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 03 December, 2001 17:31
To: Firewall-Mailing-Liste
Subject: Re: Questions concerning Nokia IP
Network computing or magazine just did a review on the nokia, fw-1, pix, and
several others. Take a look at what they have to say regarding this as it
was an extensive test.
jw
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Sommer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Firewall-Mailing-Liste" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 10:13 AM
Subject: Questions concerning Nokia IP
> Hello members of the firewall mailinglist, I have a question concerning
the Nokia IP products.
>
> Can anyone of you tell me where to find some in deep information
regarding:
> - the advantages and disadvantages of the Nokia products compared to FW-1
on Unix- or NT-plattforms?
> - what about high availability with Nokia? Is a better or worse solution
than using FW-1 on a "normal" operation system?
> - is there a web-site with specific information about the Nokia products
in the web?
>
> Many thanks for your help in advance!
>
> Frank
>
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