Joe, Hmm. >After working with a few different companies firewalls, I have found >that most are under utilized and often less expensive models could of >sufficed. So are you saying that most people should buy smaller, less powerful, less capable, less expensive Firewalls? If you are lucky and you never get probed or hacked you don't need a Firewall at all. Right? Architecturally, shouldn't the Firewall be a part of your overall network design and thus specified based on a wide variety of factors (more than just average CPU and memory utilization)? If your Firewall administers policy between a T-1 line and a 10/100 switch then you don't need GigE interfaces. No? I don't know if I see your point here? Where is this going? Liberty for All, Brian At 03:49 PM 10/15/2002 -0400, Joe Keegan <joeat_private> wrote: >Message: 5 >From: Joe Keegan <joeat_private> >To: Firewall Wizards Mailing List <firewall-wizardsat_private> >Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:43:22 -0700 >Subject: [fw-wiz] Firewall Utilization > >I was curious if anyone would be willing to share the average >utilization (CPU/Mem) of their firewalls and the average amount of >traffic they deal with. > >After working with a few different companies firewalls, I have found >that most are under utilized and often less expensive models could of >sufficed. If you are not willing to share your utilization details, >could you comment on your general experience with firewall utilization. > >Thanks > >Joe > >------------------------------------------------------- >Joe Keegan - joeat_private - (408)242-4588 >SANS GSEC & GCFW, CCSE, CCNA, CCDA, Sun Certified _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizardsat_private http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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