Re: [FW-1] License schema question

[Symon Thurlow <sthurlow@FW1-NOSPAMWEBVEIN.COM>]

I am in the same situation, I asked checkpoint, their official reply
was that both have to have the same licensing.

I can dig out the email if anyone is interested.

Cheers,

Symon

-------------------
> Hmm.. don't know how they interpret that,
> I mean, indirectly, the outer firewall is also protecting your
internal
> network, no matter how you look at it,
> though it's far from obivous whether you fall in under this:
>
> "It is a violation of this End User License Agreement to create,
> set up, or design any hardware, software or system which alters
> the number of readable IP-addresses presented to the Product with
the
> intent, or resulting effect, of circumventing the Licensed
Configuration."
>
> The words "or resulting effect" seems to bind you, even if your
intention
> in the design is not to circumvent the number of licensed IP's.
>
> My guess:
> If there is never any traffic from the internal network through the
bastion,
> then you wouldn't need the licenses.
> If your internal hosts communicate through the outer firewall,
though,
> I would guess you need an according number of licenses.
>
> What do you experts out there say?
>
> Cheers,
> Anders :)
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jacky Liu [mailto:jacky.liu@SEMA.COM.HK]
> > Sent: 15. november 2001 08:16
> > To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST@beethoven.us.checkpoint.com
> > Subject: [FW-1] License schema question
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I would like to ask a question about license calculation for
> > this design
> >
> >
> >                                         Intrusion Detection
> >                                         System
> >                                             |
> >                                             |
> > Internet --- FW (Bastion) --- Email&WWW --- FW (Choke) ---
> > Internal Network
> >
> >
> > For FW (Choke), I will order unlimited license. I am just
> > wondering which
> > kind of license schema I should pick for FW (Bastion) in order to
save
> > money. Can I just pick 25-user license schema, because the FW
> > (Bastion) is
> > only protect the servers between itself and FW (Choke).
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > JL
> >
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Cheers,

Symon

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