James Wilson wrote:
>
> Isn't the difference between it being a hardware and a software
> solution whether or not the firewall operations take place in ASIC's?
That used to be the definition until the marketing guys put the
spin on their products. As I said, these days, "hardware firewall"
tends to mean pre-packaged PC+software. Those that actually use ASICs
tend to stress that point heavily in their marketing material to
make people understand that it's the "real thing".
> Also, I was told in the past that the PIX operating system is based on
> Unix - is this correct?
I wouldn't be in the least surprised if it's based on a hardened
NetBSD -- I know of several others that are. I don't know for sure
though, so don't take my word for it.
$.02
/Mike
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