I get the standardization problem(Such as agent vs agentless, or inline vs out of line, etc.), but with all the NAC vendors, if my requirments are specific, I can weed out all except for the specific ones that meet.
Thanks for all the info. time to do some reading. __________________________________ Albert R. Campa On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Jack Daniel <[email protected]> wrote: > Ugh, "journalists" with agendas. I wouldn't accept Joel's conclusions on > much of anything without running them through your own reality filters. > (Anyone else's, either, including mine. But especially his). > > NAC/NAP were (and still are) poorly defined, therefore hard to specify; > they were/are generally complicated and hard to implement. Many (most?) are > trivial to bypass. > > All that said, it can be useful for managing/cleaning a network. If you > want to really lock down and protect a secure and clean network, it probably > won't make you happy. If you are trying to get a handle on the typical > network mess and improve management/visibility, NAC might be pretty good if > you can justify the expense. > > I would suggest taking a look at Bradford and Napera (based on > recommendations of people I trust, not personal experience). I've been > playing with the NetClarity NACwall appliance (also sold under the BlackBox > name), I like it- but they are friends of mine so YMMV. > > Jack > > > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Albert R. Campa <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Anyone still looking into NAC or actually using a NAC type solution? I am >> looking at hardware or agentless NAC, but came across this article and >> havent heard much about it. >> >> >> http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2010/052410-network-access-control-test.html >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >
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