> -----Original Message----- > From: Schouten, Diederik (Diederik) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:37 > To: 'Noonan, Wesley'; Schouten, Diederik (Diederik); 'Rink, Jesse'; > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Replacing my old PIX Classic <snip> > > > If you are going for a dual combination anyway, why not get a real > > > firewall and a real proxy/cache server? ;) > > > > Because ISA is all of that? > > Then why not advice 2 ISA servers, one as a firewall and one as a proxy? > If their own best practices says to use a separate firewall to get the > best performance?
Because the same exploit will not likely affect both systems. That's like using 2 PIXen or 2 FW1's. Not smart. > You get the best combination of speed and security when you use the best > of breed products in those ranges... Sure. > I agree it is a great proxy which unbeatable functionality. > (within a Microsoft based network) It's not just a proxy though. It wasn't designed that way. A common misconception is that it is Proxy Server 3.0. That is just not the case. > Completely different market. > Unix is being used by a minority for specific tasks. So is ISA ;-) > Microsoft flooded the market starting with SOHO with the OS's/Applications > usable and understandable by everywone. > > As a developer it's safer to develop applications for Mac OS/Windows than > develop for Unix/BSD based OS's... and that is one of the main strengths. And exploits, and viruses, and... > Yes, they did win the OS war :) But to say it is a good thing... Dunno. Good... bad... I'm the guy with the gun... - Ash ;-) Wes Noonan, MCSE/MCT/CCNA/CCDA/NNCSS Senior QA Rep. BMC Software, Inc. (713) 918-2412 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bmc.com _______________________________________________ Firewalls mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For Account Management (unsubscribe, get/change password, etc) Please go to: http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls
