RE: [FW1] Will Checkpoint run on an NT Workstation?

[Dean Cunningham <Dean.Cunningham@FW1-NOSPAMew.govt.nz>]

Hi,

Why bother short changing an NT licence. An NT server licence is peanuts
compared to a firewall installation and maintanence costs. You do not need
client licences if you are not doing file and print access.

See 
http://www.microsoft.com/NTWorkstation/news/MktBulletins/ntlicensing.asp
for licencing details (URL may wrap)
and
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/news/mktbulletins/ntwvnts.asp

I think there is a bit of FUD here. The words do not say you cannot do what
FW-1 can do. An example being I can run an oracle server on NT server and am
not required to purchase client licences if i do not use the file and print
services.
Only MS can tell you if you are breaking the licence agreement.

Other things to point out. The FW1 25 node licence is the number of devices
protected by the firewall. The supposed 10 connections limit in NTW is a
concurrent licence.  So theoretically if in the fw1 log viewer there are no
more than 10 machines actively connected at one time you are not breaking
the licence.

If, as Cryptotech has stated, the licencing model has changed, MS cannot
retro fit that licenceing model to existing licences, only new ones IMHO. So
if you have a copy of NTW from a few years ago, you should be fine.

Having said all that, see my first paragraph.

cheers
Dean

-----Original Message-----
From: CryptoTech [mailto:cryptotech@gmx.de]
Sent: Thursday, 14 December 2000 4:24 AM
To: Allan Pratt
Cc: fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com
Subject: Re: [FW1] Will Checkpoint run on an NT Workstation?



All versions will, but barring a recent change in licensing by MS,
<quote>


   In addition to the functional aspects of Firewall 1 running on NT
Workstation we
   must also point out the licensing considerations to this configuration.
The
   smallest license available for FW1 is 25, even this exceeds Microsoft?s
license of
   10 connections for Windows NT Workstation.
</quote>

CryptoTech

Allan Pratt wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Will Checkpoint run on an NT Workstation?
>
> If so, all versions of Checkpoint?  Or only pre-2000?
>
> Thanks!
>
> /ap
>
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