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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: [FW1] Nokia vs. NT
The only real problem with NT is that the routing engine is not very good. Therefore, NT is not a good solution for high throughput even with a big processor and tonnes of RAM. Andrew Shore BTcd Information Systems Engineering Internet & Multimedia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 15 February 2001 17:29 To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FW1] Nokia vs. NT NT and Nokia both work well. I like the Nokia stuff - it's a tidy way of doing things in terms of physical size etc, but also the software - there is inbuilt support for package and version management. They're easy to get going, and so far haven't given me any problems (in about 19 months). Not having to deal with a neverending list of service packs and hotfixes is a timesaver too. I don't know if this is quite what you meant, but without additional hardware, the Nokia's won't perform true load balancing - redundancy yes, through VRRP (like HSRP) and FW-1's state sync, but the only load-balancing you'll get would be a bodge using multiple VRRP groups to present multiple exit points - in fairness though this is the same for all other implementations too. At the end of the day, both are usable platforms. I'm not rabid about NT vs Unix, but IMO the Nokia's have the edge on management, sacrifice nothing in fw-1 product terms, and win over everything else with VRRP. Hope this is of some use. [email protected]@lists.us.checkpoint.com on 15/02/2001 16:51:14 Sent by: [email protected] To: [email protected] cc: 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 ============================================================================ ==== ________________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses, by Star Internet, delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit: http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp ============================================================================ ==== 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 ================================================================================
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