Cisco PIX has a very user friendly GUI.
The one thing I can not tolerate about the pix, is the inability to
filter vpn traffic. If you set up a vpn tunnel between two sites, you
can not filter it. It's a bi-directional free for all.
Apart for that, Checkpoint can run on linux and windows 2000, and use as
much network interfaces that the OS allows.
Cisco's High-End pix only supports 8, and costs much more then
checkpoint.
And don't get the low end modules, cause their way to low-end for almost
anything (no DMZ, for instance)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hal Dorsman [mailto:hdorsman AT RMEF DOT ORG]
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 8:04 PM
> To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST AT AMADEUS.US.CHECKPOINT DOT COM
> Subject: Re: [FW-1] Next version of Checkpoint firewall
>
> I have recently been considering going back to a PIX
> myself. One argument in favor of that would be that
> most of my experiences with Checkpoint support have not
> been good, and believe it has worsened over the last several
> years. Anyone want to share their feelings on overall
> satisfaction with Checkpoint support? Combine that with
> their lousy documentation (in comparision I feel Cisco's
> docs are second to none), and very high price of their
> products and support contracts, those PIX boxes are looking
> better every year. Does anyone know if Cisco has come
> up with a user friendly GUI yet?
>
> Hal
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marsh, Richard [mailto:RMarsh AT NYSSCPA DOT ORG]
> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:13 AM
> > To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST AT AMADEUS.US.CHECKPOINT DOT COM
> > Subject: Re: [FW-1] Next version of Checkpoint firewall
> >
> >
> > It's funny you mention that I am actually trying to build a
> > case to abandon
> > our current firewall in favor of a PIX 506E. Do you know of
> > any independent
> > sites (resources) that make similar recommendations. I would
> > really like to
> > see us adopt a PIX but I need a credible and non-biased
> > argument. This
> > email you sent me will be included, but I fear I need more concrete
> > (non-biased) opinion to sway the decision maker. Thank you
> > very much for
> > your candor and response.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Covington, Chris [mailto:ccovington AT PLUSONE DOT COM]
> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:18 AM
> > To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST AT AMADEUS.US.CHECKPOINT DOT COM
> > Subject: Re: [FW-1] Next version of Checkpoint firewall
> >
> > I would just go buy a $900 Cisco PIX 506E and be done with it. The
> > latest Check Point products are going to require new hardware and
the
> > software itself is very expensive. You could look into Check Point
/
> > Nokia appliances also, but they're also going to be very expensive.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mailing list for discussion of Firewall-1
> > [mailto:FW-1-MAILINGLIST AT AMADEUS.US.CHECKPOINT DOT COM] On Behalf
> > Of Marsh,
> > Richard
> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:32 AM
> > To: FW-1-MAILINGLIST AT AMADEUS.US.CHECKPOINT DOT COM
> > Subject: [FW-1] Next version of Checkpoint firewall
> >
> > We have been running Checkpoint FW-1 version 3.0a for at least two
> > years.
> > I am looking into upgrading, since we can no longer
> > successfully export
> > the
> > logs without choking the server. What are our options? Also
> > if someone
> > can
> > give me a ballpark idea on how much the upgrade would cost for a
small
> > network with 25 servers and 85 users. I am attempting to
> > piece together
> > a
> > plan for our future, I have not been the firewall manager in the
past
> > (that
> > employee left) and am not Checkpoint certified. Any help,
information
> > ideas,
> > you can give would be appreciated. At this point I am just
gathering
> > facts
> > and getting involved with Checkpoint and a formal quote from a sales
> > associate would not be in either one of our best interests.
> > Thanks in
> > advance.
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> >
> >
> > Rich Marsh
> >
> >
> >
> > "It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more
> > than
> > anything else, will affect its successful outcome."
> >
> > William James
> > 1842-1910
> >
> > http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/james/
> > <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/james/>
> >
> >
> >
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