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RE: Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers
From: "Paul Melson" <pmelson () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:19:00 -0400
Starting with NG-AI, Check Point has its own clustering capability. And, with some rare but painful exceptions, it works with a typical default switch configuration. No need for Nokia, Nortel, or software-based HA. For all intents and purposes SecurePlatform causes your x86 hardware to act as an appliance. (It's just a stripped down RPM-based Linux distro, but Nokia/IPSO is BSD, so...) PaulM -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [fw-wiz] Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers 2. Are you looking to CLUSTER FW-1 for HA or load balancing ? If so, you will DEFINITELY need to look for an optimized appliance-based solution. And, based on my experience, I'd suggest the Nortel "Alteon" systems for FW-1: a pair of Alteon Directors and a pair of compatible Alteon Accelerators give you a clustered solution that doesn't require you to play any oddball Cisco tricks on your switches, allows you a NUMBER of separated nets behind the firewall, and even multiple DMZs. I've used Nokia IP-series before, as well as FW-1 on Solaris, and can't say enough about the Alteon platform. . . _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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- Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers Emily Conrad (Jul 21)
- Re: Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers Marcus J. Ranum (Jul 21)
- Re: Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers Carson Gaspar (Jul 21)
- RE: Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers Paul Melson (Jul 21)
- Re: Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers David Lang (Jul 21)
- RE: Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers Keith A. Glass (Jul 22)
- Re: Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers Marcus J. Ranum (Jul 22)
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- RE: Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers Paul Melson (Jul 21)
- RE: Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers Sawyer, Christopher (Jul 21)
- RE: Intel vs. special purpose FW-1 servers Paul Melson (Jul 21)
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