Dominic Malig wrote: >any updates on the >proverbial firewall appliance vs software firewall >'which is better' discussion(aside from the usuals re >hardened OS, cost, etc.) It amazes me that the topic comes up at all!!! :) Inside every "appliance" is an operating system. Inside every ASIC or "embedded processor" is software. There's really no difference other than the packaging. I like the "appliance" approach because it lets the vendor guarantee a compatible and well-balanced hardware/software solution. But it amazes me when someone says "well, it's an appliance so it must be more secure/reliable/faster" uh. no. mjr. --- Marcus J. Ranum http://www.ranum.com Computer and Communications Security mjrat_private _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizardsat_private http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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