In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Ryan Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>This is the pivotal point: Does that firewall vendor want to be known for
>being flexible, or do they want to be known for being conservative
>and secure. The market is greatly favoring the flexible vendors
>(and I use that type, FW1) and this is unfortunate for security admins
>who would rather have conservative and secure. Since flexible is
>winning with sales, it's effectively killing off conservative and secure.
This is where I'm running into problems. We have a need for a simple
firewall, between two internal networks, that basically acts as a plugboard.
We don't need complex proxies, but we do want something more than CISCO
filter rules. The best fit is the PIX, but it's extremely complex to set
up: I'm leary of the impact it's going to have on customers after delivery.
Something like the old Gauntlet or the old DEC Seal firewalls, before
all the GUI and web-based configuration, would be good. Is there
anything like that commercially available any more (my original suggestion
of a free UNIX box stripped to the bare bones with a plug gateway in
the middle didn't fly).
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