This is my biggest gripe with NT. You do not have
any of the remote management capabilities. With
NT you can't even telnet and access system resources
let alone export the GUI to your local X server.
Then there's the performance thing, and the frequent
reboot thing, and the Micro$oft Monopoly thing . . . ;)
Hal
Hal Dorsman
Data Network Engineer
Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative
Missoula, Montana, USA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Polanski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 5:53 AM
To: dsullinger
Cc: Checkpoint Fw-1 Mailing List
Subject: Re: [FW1] VPN-1 Module on Solaris vs NT?
I manage 7 gateways from one management station.
The NT based gateways are the hardest to work with.
The primary reason is the NT design which expects a
keyboard, monitor, and mouse attached to each station.
Everything is fine as long as everything is fine.
Anything unusual requires a phone conversation with someone
describing what is on the screen.
I prefer Sun boxes that are attached to a terminal server
or modem so I can access the console remotely. Nokia
boxes with the modem option are a good alternative.
You can see the console of these boxes even if they
are crashed.
greg
dsullinger wrote:
>
> My question has to do with opinions regarding running
> additional firewall modules on Solaris or NT. This is
> not a thread to start a NT vs UNIX war... I need
> honest opinions or experiences regarding this issue (I
> use both OS's and don't have a problem with either),
> here's a run down:
>
> We currently have VPN-1 Enterprise Firewall installed
> on a Sun E450 running Solaris 2.6. We have a
> situation where we will be adding two additional
> Firewall modules. Those who are paying for the
> modules have decided to run these modules on Compaq
> Servers (2x733MHz & 512MB) running Windows NT 4.0. I
> am wondering if this will be a problem, such as
> constant reboots, Microsoft security issues, etc.
>
> Could I setup the two Firewall modules so that
> Administrators for the area the modules will be
> protecting could maintain them? or will the rulebase
> have to be administrated by the primary Firewall
> management module?
>
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