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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: [FW1] Nokia vs. NT
The "freeness" of it is of minimal concern, as is the cheapness of NT compared to the others. It is fine to have a dragster but it may only have one use......... to go fast in a straight line. Linux may be king for speed but it may not be king when all the other business requirements are included that is specific to your businesses needs. The speed of NT is probably more bound to the architecture of the hardware used and NT. Increasing CPU will not necessarily increase throughput as you may be hittin the limit onthe network cards. A note from that URL About The Results FireWall-1 throughput performance results are not meant to be used as a comparison between vendor platforms. No attempt was made to match similar systems in price/performance categories. The systems tested may represent any model in a vendor's product line, from a high-end system to a low-end system. The numbers listed here are simply representative of certain models within a particular vendor's product line. The only way you are going to get an oranges and oranges comparison is by using the same box for NT and linux -----Original Message----- From: Tim Holman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 16 February 2001 9:40 AM To: Larry Pingree; Tim Anderson; [email protected] Subject: Re: [FW1] Nokia vs. NT Sorry - I got my facts wrong - if you compare hardware with similar processors in, then Linux comes first, then IPSO, then RS/6000, then Solaris, and then NT. http://www.checkpoint.com/products/firewall-1/pbrief.html However, if you can't afford a Nokia 660 and can only afford say a 330 or 440, then for what your money buys you, you could easily afford a fast dual-processor box and run NT on it, and it will be faster, which is sort of more what I meant. Still, Linux is King when it comes to FW-1, and it's free... :) Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Pingree <[email protected]> To: Tim Holman <[email protected]>; Tim Anderson <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: 15 February 2001 19:43 Subject: Re: [FW1] Nokia vs. NT > > Tim, please refer me to where you have seen these NT comparasons to the > Nokia, when I worked at Nokia, I've never seen numbers that reflected slower > times on a Nokia compared with NT, I cannot imagine an NT box passing > packets faster than Unix. Thanks! > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Larry Pingree > Sr. Security Consultant > Email: [email protected] > > SiegeWorks > Company WebSite: http://www.siegeworks.com/ > Security Installation, Training and Consulting > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tim Holman <[email protected]> > To: Tim Anderson <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 11:18 AM > Subject: Re: [FW1] Nokia vs. NT > > > > > > Redundancy yes, load balancing no. At least not yet.... > > Nokia's are just PCs with fancy, small, rackmountable boxes, running > > FreeBSD. > > They are reliable, and can be made into a fault tolerant pair, but then so > > can NT and the other platforms, + you can load share using Stonebeat. > > If I had to spec up firewalls again, I'd probably choose NT, as Nokia did > > seem rather expensive for the task in hand, and benchmarks show that the > > Nokia platform is actually slower than the equivalent PC running NT. > > Then again, I'd probably change my mind, as the Nokia's are very easy to > > setup - stick them in, pre-hardened, load up firewall + the licenses and > > away you go. > > Saves faffing around with NT, but if you already know how to harden NT, it > > doesn't take too long to faff around with it ! > > Stick with what you know.... it will cost you less ! > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Tim Anderson <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: 15 February 2001 16:51 > > Subject: [FW1] Nokia vs. NT > > > > > > > > > > We are looking into switching our existing Firewall platform from > NT/Win2K > > > to Nokia. I am curious to see how those of you using Checkpoint on > Nokia > > > like it. > > > We are hoping that this switch will lower down time and decrease > > > administrative overhead. The specific model we are planning to purchase > > is > > > the Nokia 440. We plan to purchase two to provide load balancing and > > > redundancy. > > > Of course our vendor likes our plan but I want to hear from some admins > > that > > > are actually supporting this platform. Thanks in advance! > > > > > > Tim Anderson > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > > ==== > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions > at > > > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > > > > > > ============================================================================ > > ==== > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > ==== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at > > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > > > ============================================================================ > ==== > > > > > > ============================================================================ ==== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ============================================================================ ==== > ============================================================================ ==== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ============================================================================ ==== *************************************************** This e-mail is not an official statement of the Waikato Regional Council unless otherwise stated. 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