Perhaps you could provide me with format of the IPSEC tunnel export file for IBM Firewall V3.2 for NT then. As we all know, a good product is useless without good service and good documentation. I have already been ignored by the good folks at http://www.software.ibm.com/enetwork/firewall/. > ---------- > From: Andrew Yeomans[SMTP:andrew_yeomansat_private] > Reply To: Andrew Yeomans > Sent: Monday, April 06, 1998 2:54 AM > To: fruggieriat_private > Cc: firewall-wizardsat_private > Subject: Re: IBM > > The Lan Times review of SNG was flawed: at the time, IBM provided an > official > response giving details of the problems with the review. In a > nutshell, the two > main issues were: > a) The review was of SNG 2.1, but 2.2 was released a month later; > b) It was evident that the reviewers lacked knowledge on firewalls, > for example > stating that SNG ".. has no circuit level functionality..", but two > sentences > later talking about SNG's use of SOCKS, which I'm sure you know > provides > circuit-level functionality. I could give more examples, but I don't > really > want to rake over the dying embers of that review. > > I'll refer you to the home page > http://www.software.ibm.com/enetwork/firewall/ > for details of the latest IBM FIrewall V3.2 for AIX and NT. I can't > pretend to > be unbiassed, but I think you will find the IBM Firewall is very > competitive in > features and price with the other firewalls on the market. > > Andrew_Yeomansat_private, Installation Support > Centre, > EMEA Network Computing Software and e-business Centre of > Competence, > MP 3GS, IBM UK Ltd, 1 New Square, Bedfont Lakes, Feltham, > Middlesex,TW14 8HB > Tel: +44-181-818-4288 Int: 36-4288 Fax: +44-181-818-5475 Pager: > 01523-494985 > > "It's a UNIX system. I _know_ this!" - Jurassic Park > > > > owner-firewall-wizardsat_private on 06-04-98 03:13:49 AM > Please respond to fruggieriat_private > To: firewall-wizardsat_private > cc: > Subject: IBM > > > Marcus, > I don't remember any thread on IBM Firewall (formerly SNG). True: I > subscribed to this list only recently. > Since I happen to work *with* (not *for*) an IBM group company, at > times I > have to knucle under their pressure. > I expect sooner or later being involved in a discussion about IBM FW. > I'd > appreciate any observation on this product. > I remember reading a very negative report on SNG 2.2 a couple of years > ago > (it was on LAN Times), but nothing more. > Thank you for your help. > ----------------------------------------- > Franco RUGGIERI > e-mail: fruggieriat_private >
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