The Ultra5 Machine he mentioned is like $2,500. It has an IDE subsystem,
and PCI bus to reduce cost.
Carric Dooley
Network Security Consultant
"I have often regretted my speech, never my silence."
- Xenocrates (396-314 B.C.)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Babb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Erik Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [FW1] Fw1 on linux. Don't bother.
>
> Hi Erik,
>
> I am sure it is a great product, but am just really frustrated with the
> Linux version. I now have it running happily under NT and will see how
that
> goes..
> I would be interested in running under solaris. I can't buy an Ultra, my
> boss has a tight wallet :-) I would however be interested in running it on
> solaris x86. Have you had any experience running it under solaris is intel
> with regard to stability?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Steve
>
> > Steve,
> >
> > Now don't get me wrong.. Firewall-1 is a great product. If you have the
> > option of buying an Ultra 5 with solaris on it, I would go that route.
> >
> > I've never had any problems with my Sun installs. We have also had good
> > luck with SOlaris x86 version of FW-1.
> >
> > I got my CCSE cert last year as a sort of 'just for the hell of it' for
my
> > company, and even though the class didn't teach much, it did get me a
good
> > handle for what you can do with fw-1. I wouldn't run anything else. I
just
> > wouldn't do it on linux.
> >
> > Don't let your issues with the linux version taint your idea of the
> > firewall it self. I'm sure they will make improvements and make it WORK
on
> > linux. I don't know what they were thinking releasing it for Linux in
the
> > shape that it is in, but it is still "beta".
> >
> > If you do go the solaris x86 route or sparc solaris, call checkpoint and
> > explain your problems, I'm sure they would be glad to transfer the
license
> > for you.
> >
> > On Sat, 27 May 2000, Steve Babb wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I would have to agree. The documentation is very poor for Linux, plus
> more
> > > worrying for me is the fact I bought it as a finished product for
> Linux!! It
> > > is my first fw1 install and I am very disapointed at being sold a poor
> beta
> > > when I paid for the real thing. That said I will keep plugging away on
a
> > > test box and let you know if I get it to stop it's panics.
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > > I started out with trying this on 6.2 with the 2.2.13 kernel as they
> > > > recommend that kernel and says it wont work with anything newer.
> > > >
> > > > On a dual pentium III 550, with 512 megs of ram, an intel ether
> express
> > > > pro onboard, and dual eexpress off board, scsi on board but not
> enabled..
> > > >
> > > > First, they install fw-1 with S01 as the rc3 init.. Well duh you
can't
> > > > load it before the network, so you have to hand move this to S15.
> > > >
> > > > With an SMP kernel, and without.. the machine kernel panics after a
> > > > few minutes if the firewall module is loaded.
> > > >
> > > > The logging is poor, they have barely ANY documentation on it, and
> after
> > > > trying it on redhat 6.1 and redhat 6.0, and failing on both, I've
> decided
> > > > that this beta is terrible.
> > > >
> > > > Everything you have all said is bad as well, doesn't sound like
anyone
> can
> > > > get it running. What are they thinking?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Erik Parker
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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