Re: [FW1] Re: Nokia vs NT (and solaris, just for kicks)

["Alan May" <amay@FW1-NOSPAMetensity.com>]

All:
I've gotta go with Dean on this one.
I vastly prefer the Nokia boxes in most of my environment, managed hosting,
but our corporate network is behind FW-1 on NT and it has been fine - uptime
is not an issue - it simply NEVER bluescreens and except for FW service
packs we never install any "packages" - why would you do that on a firewall
anyway? I don't care if sendmail is free on Linux cause we ain't gonna send
mail from the firewall  - so rebooting is not an issue...it works, it's
cheap and for performance, we are dumping a DS3 into it (set at 9mb),
utilizing 30% average, and it doesn't cough.

I'm a bit of a snob, so I only tell my buddies about the IP650's, but the NT
box isn't bad at all.
alan may
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Cunningham" <Dean.Cunningham@ew.govt.nz>
To: <fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 3:50 PM
Subject: RE: [FW1] Re: Nokia vs NT (and solaris, just for kicks)


>
> Installing package. We only run FW-1 on the firewall. that would be our
> policy no matter what OS it was.
>
> We do not have services that have mysteriously stopped
>
> I do not need a hot rod in my environment a 4 door sedan is fine, i am not
> image critical.
>
> Cost NT US$350, no CALs required
>
> About the equvilent of a penny in the true overall cost of running a
> firewall.
>
> What would that be $350 about 4 hours for a linux guru or your wage for a
> day or two? (I am unfamilar with US pay rates)
>
> We know NT, hell I used it when it was 3Com 3+Open.
> You may know linux/soalris/nokia.
> Everyone should stick with what OS you know well.
>
> OK I have not got to 5 9s for the NT servers I look after but I consider 4
> 9s a damn good A-
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul DeHerrera [mailto:paul.deherrera@lsbc.com]
> Sent: Friday, 23 February 2001 7:11 AM
> To: Ian Campbell; 'Firewall-1 Mailinglist Digest'
> Subject: RE: [FW1] Re: Nokia vs NT (and solaris, just for kicks)
>
>
>
> How about rebooting after installing a package, or having to start a
service
> that
> mysteriously stopped.  Those things only indicate stability what about
> performance?
> Have you even seen Linux benchmarks?  Oh yeah, there is the price thing
too.
> How much do
> you have invested in NT?  Linux is FREE.  Yes, the apps are free too
> including sendmail,
> samba (for your Windows users), netatalk, etc.  No purchasing of CALs on
> Linux.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Paul DeHerrera
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