> I completely fail to understand the mindset behind this question. Maybe the vendor's tech support sux so much they want to try a different vendor?
/me, stuck at desk, waiting for TAC to call Gert Doering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 11/30/2007 02:17:56 AM: > Hi, > > On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 03:40:33PM -0800, jacob c wrote: > > I am looking to do a hardware refresh for my VPN site-to-site > > connections. I have traditionally used the Juniper Netscreen series > > for this and really enjoyed it. > > In that case - what's wrong with "stay with what you have and what you know"? > > > I am seriously contemplating using ASA 5505 boxes for the remote sites > > this time. I will have a total of 8 sites with about 25 users at each site. > > > > Does anyone have any input/recommendations with using the ASA 5505 > > or how it compares to the Netscreen 5GT? Is the ASA mature? The 5GT > > boxes would run forever without a hitch. I don't have experience with > > the ASA appliances so I'm looking for some input before I purchaseanything. > > I completely fail to understand the mindset behind this question. > > You have a working solution, and a product that you like, and the company > is still around and still makes the same sort of boxes (the SSG5 would be > the successor to the 5GT - faster, less licensing restrictions, but very > similar overall look&feel). > > So why on earth are you considering going to a completely different product > family, with a different UI, and having no experience with that platform? > > Just because it has a sticker "Cisco!" on it? > > (We're very happy users of Netscreen firewalls. We have a few PIXen, and > we don't like them very much. OTOH, IPv6 support in PIX is better than > in Netscreen...) > > gert > -- > USENET is *not* the non-clickable part of WWW! > //www.muc.de/~gert/ > Gert Doering - Munich, Germany [EMAIL PROTECTED] > fax: +49-89-35655025 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [attachment "attldd42.dat" deleted by Lee E Rian/TCO/HQ/BOC] > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
