actually we just did a price comparison between a an X-80 and the equivalent amount of IP-530's running in HA using the vrrp.
with the licenses support and software the Crossbeam did come out cheaper. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sascha Picchiantano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 12:48 AM Subject: Re: [FW-1] Platform Recommendation? > hi, > > > SPLAT (Secure Platform) is Checkpoint's bundled FW1 and OS product. > > It is a customized and hardened (well, stripped anyway) > > version of Linux, > > into which FW1/VPN1 has been ported. > > and that "hardened" linux is questionable and has been tampered and > hacked by at least one well known german IT magazine, and I bet by > others as well. stay away! I'd recommend Nokia, they have a proven and > successfull platform and offer a broad range of easy to manage > appliances with versatile configurations. Nokia has been the platform > choice for many years for a lot of Checkpoint customers. BTW: They come > with free clustering/load-balancing, no additional Checkpoint licenses > needed! > > The new Crossbeam stuff is said to be good too, but they are very > expensive compared to Nokia and only offer 2-3 different machines. > > Stay aways from SPLAT if you want it secure. > > My 2 cents. > > Sascha > > ================================================= > To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, > send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > in the BODY of the email add: > set fw-1-mailinglist nomail > ================================================= > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ================================================= > If you have any questions on how to change your > subscription options, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================= ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================
