[fw-wiz] "upgrade" for Gauntlet

From: Kevin Kadow (kevin_at_msg.net)
Date: 09/08/04

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    Morty writes:
    > So, Gauntlet is no longer available.
    > Securecomputing is pushing Sidewinder G2.

    Whe G2 is a good hybrid FW. It's nowhere near a drop-in replacement for Gauntlet; management is getting sick of hearing me say "Sidewinder isn't Gauntlet".

    I have a users group for Sidewinder,
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sidewinder-users/

    There are many, many differences between Gauntlet and Sidewinder -- we've "upgraded" a half-dozen Gauntlet 5 and 6 firewalls, and not one has been an easy drop-in replacement.

    In several cases, we ended up keeping a Gauntlet around to serve "executive visible" functions (cough Bloomberg SOCKS cough) not available (outright broken) in Sidewinder G2.

    I am not saying Cyberguard would give better results, just that I personally am dissatisfied with SCC.

    If you have the option to redeploy modern Sun Sparc hardware from a Gauntlet installation, you might add Checkpoint on Solaris to your list.

    Kevin
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