Re: [fw-wiz] "upgrade" for Gauntlet

From: Mark Teicher (mht3_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 09/16/04

  • Next message: Eugene Kuznetsov: "RE: [fw-wiz] PIX-515 acceptable CPU usage?" 
    To: "Kevin Kadow" <kevin@msg.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:44:18 -0600

    I recall at one time or another Network Associates (*cough) or Sun resold a
    packaged E-ppliance with Gauntlet residing on top of Solaris. I am sure
    one can probably persue e-bay for it. Albeit unsupported from either SCC

    /cheers

    /m

    At 09:22 AM 09/08/2004, Kevin Kadow wrote:

    >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
    >_______________________________________________
    >firewall-wizards mailing list
    >firewall-wizards@honor.icsalabs.com
    >http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards

    _______________________________________________
    firewall-wizards mailing list
    firewall-wizards@honor.icsalabs.com
    http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards

  • Next message: Eugene Kuznetsov: "RE: [fw-wiz] PIX-515 acceptable CPU usage?"