Who is still making a proxy firewall then (not hybrid)? I am relatively sure that ISA is. Sounds like the PIX are kind of sort of a hybrid. Is Gauntlet still being made? What about Raptor? I seem to recall them being a proxy too.
TIA Wes Noonan, MCSE/MCT/CCNA/CCDA/NNCSS Senior QA Rep. BMC Software, Inc. (713) 918-2412 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bmc.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 10:42 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Replacing my old PIX Classic > > At 09:55 AM 4/16/2002 -0500, Ron DuFresne wrote: > > >Isn't fw1 really a stateful packet filtering solution as apposed to a > >proxy solution like the old gauntlet? > > > >Thanks, > > > >Ron DuFresne > > Gauntlet uses a packet filter at the core. That's how transparency works. > Also, in current versions, how dynamic proxies work - by adjusting packet > filter rules. > > Firewall-1 uses several proxies (SMTP, HTTP, etc.). They just call them > "security servers". > > Now, you're right that Gauntlet is primarily a proxy firewall and > Firewall-1 is primarily a stateful packet filtering firewall. Both > products > are hybrids. > -Rick > > > > _______________________________________________ > Firewalls mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls _______________________________________________ Firewalls mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls
