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Re: Checkpoint Firewall-1 on Linux ?
- To: Hetz Ben Hamo <hetz(at-nospam)linuxqa.com>
- Subject: Re: Checkpoint Firewall-1 on Linux ?
- From: Jonathan Ben-Avraham <benavrhm(at-nospam)tcltek.co.il>
- Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 12:01:49 +0200 (IST)
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There are modules like ip_masq_ftp that do the same thing for almost any
protocol.
- yba
On Sun, 19 Nov 2000, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
> Sorry,
>
> Have to disagree with you about this one (I just checked)...
>
> FW-1 got some advantages and features which you cannot look. One of them is to
> work with TCP/IP's layer 7 (protocols)..
>
> So yes, they are bastards for charging a $1000 for an ugly motif GUI, but they
> do have advantages that nor IP Chains and not Netfilter have them..
>
> Hetz
>
> Jonathan Ben-Avraham wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 19 Nov 2000, Stanislav Malyshev a.k.a Frodo wrote:
> >
> > > HBH>> THERE IS a GUI for Linux to configure the firewall, but the
> > > HBH>> bastards want a $1000 for the fucking GUI! I'm serious!
> > >
> > > Heh. Anybody saw recently a car seller that sells you a car without a
> > > steering wheel and then wants another $10,000 for one? And what surprises
> > > me the most, people still support these with their money... What, FW-1 is
> > > so good it has no competition at all?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > ipchains. The problem is brand recognition, not technical merit.
> >
> > - yba
> >
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