You may be referring to
http://www.checkpoint.com/products/firewall-1/pbrief.html for the
performance comparison.
I don't do too much with NT/2k as a FW platform but I know it is not "orders
of magnitude" less in capacity than *nix-based systems (as the bar graph in
the above link will support, if it is to be believed). In NT's defense, a
skilled NT admin can _usually_ lock-down a box as well as a *nix admin.
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Van Orden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 08.04
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [FW1] Which OS platform to use????
Andy,
Checkpoint used to have a page on their web site that showed their
performance measurement statistics for a Solaris based firewall vs an NT
based one. The Unix system was orders of magnitude greater in capacity
than the NT system. I don't know if this page is still there, it might be.
Also with a UNIX system you can more precisely control what packages are
installed and thus decrease potential vulnerabilities.
Regards,
Brad
>
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone provide me with detailed case studies on which platform to use
> when building a Checkpoint 4.1 solution?
>
> At the momnet the office is going an appraisal on what OS to use. I relize
> that a unix platform is the obvious choice, but, I can't seem to find
> documentation stating the fact. Also any documentation on CPFW and WIN2K
> would be great.
>
> Cheers
>
> Andy
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