Re: Firewalls etc.

[Randy Mangham <randym69@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been happy with the Cisco Pix firewall product but be warned, it's not a 
cheap
Linux box. I'm not aware of a properly configured Pix ever having been 
penetrated
but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened, I'm just not aware of it.

Randy Mangham
Pacific Crest Consulting
San Diego, CA

Jon.Paris@halinfo.it wrote:

> Hi y'all,
>
> We are looking at giving access to our AS/400 via the web and wondered what
> options the rest of you are using.
>
> For a variety of reasons we don't want to run the 400 firewall.  We are
> currently playing with a Linux box but configuring it is, ....... well 
>primitive
> is the only polite word that comes to mind.  I've found some Linux firewall
> software that looks good but am not wild about the $3,000 price tag.
> Alternatives include "appliance" solutions or (I guess) paying someone to set 
>up
> the Linux box for us.
>
> So, what are you using - what are the costs, how long did it take to set it 
>up,
> etc.
>
> Any and all help gratefully received.
>
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