On 2/3/06, FinAckSyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > The first question you must ask yourself is whether or > not you are prepared to put a PC-based solution inline > in your network? > So bypass switches may solve reliability issues, but > why bother going to all that trouble with bypass > switches and load balanced clusters when there are > some excellent dedicated, ASIC-based IPS solutions > available. TippingPoint, McAfee and TopLayer are the > biggest players in this space, and should be on any > shortlist.
Hello, Don't these same vendors you cite package other vendor's bypass switches inside their product to keep packets flowing? Keeping the ASIC discussion off the table, there shouldn't be a difference regarding bypass if the bypass switch is housed inside or outside the appliance, right? Sincerely, Richard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Test Your IDS Is your IDS deployed correctly? Find out quickly and easily by testing it with real-world attacks from CORE IMPACT. Go to http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/CoreSecurity_focus-ids_040708 to learn more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
