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Re: Checkpoint Firewall-1 on Linux ?
- To: Israeli Linux users list <Linux-il(at-nospam)linux.org.il>
- Subject: Re: Checkpoint Firewall-1 on Linux ?
- From: "Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo" <frodo(at-nospam)sharat.co.il>
- Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 21:33:07 +0200 (IST)
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HBH>> FW-1 got some advantages and features which you cannot look.
HBH>> One of them is to work with TCP/IP's layer 7 (protocols)..
HBH>>
HBH>> So yes, they are bastards for charging a $1000 for an ugly
HBH>> motif GUI, but they do have advantages that nor IP Chains and
HBH>> not Netfilter have them..
But I guess not all networking guys are employed by Checkpoint? There must
be some competitors. Given Linux popularity as a server platform, a bunch
of them. Now, personally, I would consider Checkpoint products "last
possible choice", given their policy of neglecting their users and
charging ridiculous amounts of money for what others give for free.
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