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Re: [FW1] FW-1 + VPN on Linux!
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I'm really not certain this would be "the most complete out of the box
solution to date" because then you'd still have the issues of Securing
Linux, getting good support for the operating system at a descent price.
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If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port
and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort
and the address of the memory makes the data link abort
then the socket packet pocket has an error to report.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carric Dooley <carric@com2usa.com>
To: <Harry_Chu@Instinet.com>
Cc: <fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 1999 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [FW1] FW-1 + VPN on Linux!
>
> Well.. you can build a good fast Linux machine for almost nothing. That
> makes implementing FW-1 the cost of FW-1. All we need at that point is a
> port of VRRP and a means of load balancing and it would be the most
> complete out of the box solution to date.
>
> Now this will all come back to the argument "how safe is Linux when anyone
> can get the source code?". Both sides of this argument are compelling.
>
>
> Carric Dooley CNE
> COM2:Interactive Media
> http://www.com2usa.com
>
> "Luck is the residue of design."
> - Branch Rickey - former owner of the Brooklyn Dodger Baseball Team
>
> On Sun, 7 Nov 1999 Harry_Chu@Instinet.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Yes,
> >
> > Appologies to all, I finally got a chance to look at the orginal message
to the
> > list. It was announce CKP's initiative to port to Linux. It is
interesting. I
> > wonder what the market will be like considering how expensive FW-1 is.
> >
> > HC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Carric Dooley <carric@com2usa.com> on 11/07/99 10:46:56 PM
> >
> > To: Harry Chu/CTS/US/INSTINET@INSTINET
> > cc: "Paul T. Root" <proot@interprise.com>,
> > fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com
> > Subject: Re: [FW1] FW-1 + VPN on Linux!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Probably not, but I do hear there are plans to port it to Linux.
> >
> >
> > Carric Dooley CNE
> > COM2:Interactive Media
> > http://www.com2usa.com
> >
> > "Luck is the residue of design."
> > - Branch Rickey - former owner of the Brooklyn Dodger Baseball Team
> >
> > On Sat, 6 Nov 1999 Harry_Chu@Instinet.com wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul,
> > >
> > > Just to clearify, the Nokia / CheckPoint Solution : Ipsilon is not
actually
> > > FreeBSD. It is indeed derrived from a BSD kernel how it is definitely
not
> > > FreeBSD. The IPSO is stripped down, so much so that you can even add
a route
> > > using "route add". If you do a uname -a, you get back some Nokia
reply. Also
> > I
> > > think they used NetBSD to develop the IPSOs.
> > >
> > > I think the question is has CKP Been ported to a Open Stand
OS(linux/bsd), the
> > > answer is no. If you try to install it on any of these OS you will
fail.
> > Also
> > > the Code for CKP is not and probably will never be open.
> > >
> > > HC
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Paul T. Root" <proot@interprise.com> on 11/06/99 05:55:31 PM
> > >
> > > To: dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com (dreamwvr)
> > > cc: istvan.takacs@szerencsejatek.hu,
> > fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com
> > > (bcc: Harry Chu/CTS/US/INSTINET)
> > > Subject: Re: [FW1] FW-1 + VPN on Linux!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > FW-1 has been on FreeBSD for a couple of years now. That's
> > > what the Nokia is.
> > >
> > > In a previous message, dreamwvr said:
> > > >
> > > > hi Istvan,
> > > > cp finally woke up;-)) but will it be open source?
> > > > doubt it.. but it is a step in the right direction..
> > > > Regards,
> > > > dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com
> > > > >
> > > > >Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > >Checkpoint will port Firewall-1 and & VPN-1
> > > > >to Linux;
> > > > >
> > > > >http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK19991105S0006
> > > > >
> > > > >Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Istvan
> > > >
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