o s wrote: > Hi all, > Our current firewall appliances suffer from performance issues when some of > the application layer checks in smartdefense (especially http and dns > checks) are switched on. So, we are planning to buy new appliances. I > wonder > if you could share your opinions about the pros and cons of employing nokia > platforms compared to other platforms (like sun, hp, etc.)? > What make us concern about the nokia platforms is that memory is limited to > a max of 2 GB, no info about what cpu is used, etc. However, some guys say > that nokia platforms are optimized for firewall usage particularly for > checkpoint, and a nokia with 2 GB memory will be comparable to other > platforms having 4 GB of memory. I'll be glad if you share your opinions or > point out any document that will help. > Thank you in advance... >
I think you're better of with a DL380 G4/5 and RHEL 3 on it and as much RAM as you need than Nokia or any other "appliance" that can run CP. ================================================= 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] =================================================
