Dear x, I love your presentation. You spoke well.
Nurudeen ""x"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > I have setup and managed both PIX and Checkpoint in a > variety of environments. I think they are both solid > options in different situations. Here is how I market > these products. > > PIX > - more cost effective > - fast > - you can have fail over > - Can be more complicated to setup the CLI, but PIX > has a nice feature of allowing all traffic out and > none in by default. > > Who would I market this for? > I would target this as an ideal candidate for small > companies with rulesets that don't change much. They > also need a Cisco savy person to manage it, usually a > consultant. I am guessing you would fill this role. > I have only made minor changes in the firewall I have > managed for almost two years. > > Checkpoint > - nice GUI for ruleset management > - more expensive > - required to know Unix or NT ( for the love of God > don't use NT. Its security is very poor out of the > box and requires a great deal of configuration to > become mildly secure ) > > Who would I market this toward? > I would target larger companies with Checkpoint. It > is easier to manage the ruleset, but more setup time > and more costly. I would also say this solution is > slightly slower and more prone to security issues > since you have to patch the OS and the firewall > software. > > > --- Jeffrey Reed wrote: > > Has anyone performed or seen an in depth study of > > PIX vs Checkpoint? I have > > a customer who is looking at both. Ive read various > > magazine articles, but > > nothing from real people such as this group! :) > > > > Thanks!! > > > > Jeffrey Reed > > Classic Networking, Inc. > > Cell 717-805-5536 > > Office 717-737-8586 > > FAX 717-737-0290 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://http://taxes.yahoo.com/ Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=40177&t=40136 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
