[SunRescue] Finally got DSL
Tim Harrison
rescue at sunhelp.org
Mon Jan 1 17:34:58 CST 2001
Reagen Ward wrote:
> OpenBSD stripped waaay down + Checkpoint FW-1 = Nokia IP firewall appliance.
I hope that's not for home. :)
I don't like the concept of Checkpoint. I find it kind of silly putting
a firewall software onto a machine with an OS (like NT or Solaris).
Call me paranoid, but isn't that like putting a lock on a door, but
leaving the key in it?
I suppose you could say that about using OpenBSD with ipf. However, I
tend to trust OpenBSD a little more than NT. Solaris, I trust a bit
more, but still, in the wrong hands, a Solaris box can be a Hack-Me
Sign[tm].
The Netscreen is cool, though. Even the PIX is okay, except it's
Intel-based, and a bit slow.
#define <disclaimer.h>
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Tim Harrison
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