On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Chris Evans <chrisccnpsp...@gmail.com>wrote:
> My question is what is the purpose of using a security device for pure > routing purposes??? Why not just buy a router? > It seems like the point was for it to be both a router and a security device. They can boast about an ethernet based routing platform cheaper than the MX80 in some cases as well as a security platform that runs JunOS. Most of the security features do not run in the "routing" mode and vice versa, so you decide what you want it to do before you deploy. It seems the extra abilities would only come in handy if you were looking to repurpose the box from one function to another. I suppose there's also a certain wow factor as well. I remember all the buzz before they came out about the MPLS enabled firewall. Things like being able to bring in connections over ethernet and IPSEC all on the same box while doing stateful packet inspection and such. _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp
