Re: [FW1] Checkpoint on FreeBSD - revisited

[John Horn <jhorn1@desperate.ci.tucson.az.us>]

On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, Iven Connary wrote:

> 
> Is it possible to run Firewall-1 on a standard FreeBSD system - i.e. not 
> Nokia's IPSO distribution?
> 
> Our management server croaked the other day(NT platform, go figure), and I'm 
> looking for a low cost(free) alternative for a new management box.  I'm 
> leaning towards a *nix solution for stability and remote admin purposes.  
> Solaris on i386 came to mind, but the Checkpoint website indicates that only 
> SPARC architecture is supported.  FreeBSD seems like the only potential 
> alternative.
> 
> This question has been asked before on this list(~1 year ago), but I'm 
> hoping by now someone might have a definitive answer on whether or not it 
> can be done.  Nokia has obviously done it, but to what extent was the kernel 
> source modified to make it work?
> 
> If someone has an answer/alternative, I'd greatly appreciate it.  I'd 
> *really* rather not have to turn back to NT.  Damn I wish they'd write a 
> Linux port...

A Linux port would be great. An OpenBSD port would be far greater!!!

See http://www.openbsd.org to see why.

> 
> Iven
> 
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> Iven Connary
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> Planning Technologies Inc.
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Regards:

John Horn
City of Tucson, IT Dept.
jhorn1@desperate.ci.tucson.az.us



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