I would agree -- sadly, Check Point has released a beta (alpha?) product
for Linux. I've installed it and Rainwall successfully on several lab
systems, (most succesfully on Ziatech Kestrel blade systems) but
experience on the list with production equipment appears to be bad. I
understand that the new patch fixes some issues.
Point 2 confuses me, though -- I haven't installed the FW-1 stuff on any
RedHat systems. IIRC I had to modify one of the FW-1 init scripts to
disable a version check.
--
Jack Coates, Rainfinity SE
t: 650-962-5301 m: 650-280-4376
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi !
>
> I tried FW-1 on Linux , but ........ It opened my eyes.
>
> 1. The rpm on the FW-1 2000 CD is compatibel only to kernel 2.2.x or kernel releases
>before 2.2.14. The means 2.2.13 and before.
> 2. There is no way u can uppgrade your kernel according to Red Hats own
>recommendations. Checkpoint wrote a binary about 700 kb big, wich is linked to the
>kernel.
> I had some big problems with Linux Red Hat when i wanted to install it on a Compaq
>ML350. The PCI slots on the Compaq machine doesnt like kernel 2.2.14 or earlier + it
>must be a SMP kernel. The binary in the rpm version from Checkpoint FW-1 2000 CD that
>i have doesnt support SMP, even thou i think they are saying it does.
> 3. Does anyone know if Checkpoint is working with Linux, or related kernel updates
>or problems ?!:)( If they were, they could at least write announcement or news on
>their web. I havent seen anything.
> I downloaded a Linux fix from their web, but it only had some small FW-1 related
>problems, nothing to do with the OS.
>
> I would never recomend anyone to use Linux and FW-1.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:
>Thursday, July 20, 2000 9:24 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [FW1] Linux based Checkpoint Installation
>
> Hi,
>
> We are planning to install Checkpoint 4.1 on Linux, our concern is
>
> 1. As this is security related issue and Linux source code is available freely to
>everyone ?
> 2. Linux is developed by a group of developers and can we trust that what ever
>these developers have contributed doesnot have malicious programs built into it ?
> 3.Future OS updates will be again thru the same group of develpers ?
> 4. Is it safe going with linux for security solutions or opt for NT, UNIX ?
>
>
> regs
>
> Sathish M R
> Network Systems Engineer
> Euclid India Limited
> Bangalore.
>
>
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>
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