sun-managers,
Not really enough to post a conclusive summary, but here are the responses
that I received. Thanks to all that responded.
Rich Snyder
snyder@ssims.nci.nih.gov
Here is the original posting:
>
>sun-gurus,
>
>We are about to purchase a firewall product and are very interested in
>Firewall-1. Any pros or cons of this product versus other firewalls or
>other experiences would be greatly appreciated. In particular we are
>looking at the BorderWare Firewall Server (previously called JANUS) as an
>alternative. I will summarize.
>
>TIA,
>
>Rich Snyder
>snyder@ssims.nci.nih.gov
>
>
...and the responses...
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Hi !!
The only other firewall I have see/worked with is Raptor - only works on
HP's
and SunOS 4.1.x. Personally, I use Firewall 1 at work - extremely easy to
use
and provides good security for the cost involved. It contains all the basic
requirements what a good FireWall should have. I have had no trouble with
this so far.......(fingers crossed !!)
Rahul Roy
Systems & Networks Engineer
Mercantile Software Systems, Inc.
(908)-981-1290 (Voice)
(908)-981-1646 (Fax)
roy@mss.com (Email)
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Greetings,
I have had extensive experiance with it as well as other Firewalls.
It does what it says. The question is if it meets your requirements. Do
you have a need for single-use passwords, secure mail, etc. If you have
done a risk assessment, you should be in a good position to answer those
questions.
Regards,
-=Chris
/ Chris Swanson <cds@ssds.com>
____/ ____/ ___ / ____/ Engineer
____ / ____ / /__/ / ____ / 8400 Normandale Lake Blvd #993
_______/ _______/ _______/ _______/ Bloomington, MN 55473
business driven technology solutions. (612) 888-4045 FAX (612)
888-4066
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Rich,
There is a firewalls listserv which may have archives which will
answer your question. It's address is:
Majordomo@GreatCircle.com
send "subscribe firewalls" in body of message
or you can use anonymous ftp to: FTP.GreatCircle.com
directory: pub/firewalls
Hope this helps.
Billy.Lewis@ssa.gov
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Sun's Firewall-1 is Not Ready For Prime Time. No docs, support doesn't
understand the product, and they panicked when I said the box I was going
to install it on was going to be running DNS - as if YP has now become the
standard Internet naming system.
I'm ready to toss it in the crapper. Want to buy a copy?
--
Dave O'Shea dave_oshea@wiltel.com
Technical Development Manager 713.364.5067
Williams Telecommunications Systems I am a spokesman for WCS. Not.
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