Nokia's have hard drives too. Everyone calls them appliances also. David Gillett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > What makes it an appliance is that it's running a dedicated >configuration from the hardware up, not a general-purpose OS >with a firewall application. Including a hard drive in the >hardware doesn't make it less of an appliance. > (We have "appliances" fulfilling other network functions >that, according to their boot screens, include hard drives >internally....) > >David Gillett > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Stadler, Brian T [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: March 19, 2003 09:46 >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: RE: Cisco Pix Vs. Symantec Velociraptor >> >> >> I kind of caught the middle of the thread, but wouldn't an >> appliance box not >> use a Hard Drive. Something more along the lines of >> Non-Volatile memory, >> like the PIX. >> >> I'm not opposed to Firewalls having Hard Drives, I run many like that >> myself. But, if you are going to install a firewall in front >> of a large >> network, where the firewall is the only way out, I'd want the >> least amount >> of moving parts in that device. >> >> Just a thought is all. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: William Bradd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:46 AM >> To: Stadler, Brian T; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: RE: Cisco Pix Vs. Symantec Velociraptor >> >> >> Why, most firewalls have HD's. >> >> >> >> At 04:28 PM 3/18/2003 -0600, Stadler, Brian T wrote: >> >There's a hard drive in the box? If so that is scary. >> > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 7:15 PM >>To: Ted Frederick >>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: Cisco Pix Vs. Symantec Velociraptor >> >> >> >>Hi Ted, >> >>what are u interested in finding out ? >> >>I was at a Symantec Demo and this is what I see: >>* appliance based >>* setup is done using symantec ghost which creates an image on the >>appliance harddisk >>* There 's a front panel, where u used to set IP address, password >>* the managment's station Mac/Ip address is noted by the box, so choose the >>managment station carefully. >>* gui-based managment >> >> >> >>Rgds, >> >>Simon >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- >>- >> >>"My statements in this message are personal opinions >>which may have no basis whatsoever in fact." >
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