Re: [FW-1] Checkpoint vs. Cisco VPN Client

[Erick Mechler <emechler@FW1-NOSPAMSENDMAIL.COM>]

:: Okay, we have a new boss how loves Cisco and he thinks it is the answer
:: to all. So, he has already ruled that all Site-to-Site VPNs are to be
:: replace with Cisco gear. Now he is asking about the client side of
:: Checkpoint.

A friend of mine that works in a Company managing 25 active FW-1 modules
(plus 25 hot spares) obviously loves FW-1 for firewalling.  However, he has
Cisco VPN 3000's to serve client-side VPN's and loves them, too.  Mainly
because of the client support that CheckPoint just doesn't seem to offer.

:: up on Cisco products to much, but I hear that you can use Microsoft's
:: IPSEC client to connect to a Cisco VPN device instead of using the Cisco
:: client. I think this is the main reason he wants to use Cisco. Can you
:: use Windows 2K to connect to Checkpoint or do I have to use the
:: Checkpoint Client?

I know you can use a Windows IPSEC client to connect to a Nokia appliance
(it's just FreeBSD, afterall), just as you can use it to connect to a
native FreeBSD box.  I'm not sure how it works connecting to FW modules
running on other OS's, however (like Solaris, or even Windows).

Cheers - Erick

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