Re: IP-Cop Firerwall was RE: [PCTECH] I learnedsomethingaboutcertificatesandencrypting filesystems the other day ...

["Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you are goign to buy something new for it, yeah, you have no choice and
anythign out there would be above and beyond sufficient.  The thing is, you
were recommending the 800 MHz/256 RAM config saying it was needed.  That
much hardware is not needed.  If they have a 200 Mhz+ computer laying
around, they will msot likely be fine, unless they are doing other things
not mentioned.  Even if they are going nuts with it and doing VPNs and such
(where it is the end point) a 400 MHz comptuer would still be "top end".
You will see NO difference between a 400 Mhz and an 800 MHz computer.  If
you do, then the software you are running on it is a hog.

As for the point about HDD failure, if that is a serious issue, then that is
a bonus going with a CISCO like appliance since everything is ROM based and
you have no moving parts.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Crothers" <bob2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users'" <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:30 PM
Subject: RE: IP-Cop Firerwall was RE: [PCTECH] I
learnedsomethingaboutcertificatesandencrypting filesystems the other day ...


> But that is also why I was advocating using more hardware then
> necessary.  But, keep in mind that you can buy a brand new
> current system that would be way over kill for $500 or less.