Re: NT 4 server firewall?

From: Lars M. Hansen (badnews_at_hansenonline.net)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 07:54:01 -0500

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 04:09:50 +0100, Bas Keur spoketh

>> Software firewalls do not give security.
>
>Oh really ?
>Ever seen a CP-FW1 running on Trusted solaris ?

A "software firewall" is often defined as a piece of software sitting on
a computer, protecting only that computer.

Checkpoint FW is a network firewall not a host firewall.

>
>But i guess you are talking about appliances here ?
>(Little secret, these things run software as well)

So does elevators, what's your point?

Lars M. Hansen
http://www.hansenonline.net
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