Re: Firewall for GB link

mike jablonski wrote:

> PIX does have fiber cards...  I'm not sure about Copper.  
>
>  
Be careful with the PIX.  I have a PIX 525 that sits on a shelf now 
because it could not handle a gig link.  The PCI 33 (or was it 66?) mhz 
bus was the limitation, IIRC.  I now run a linux firewall at the 
location on high end Dell hardware and it handles more than I can throw 
at it with multiple syskonnect gig interfaces.

> Quoting Ralph Forsythe <rforsythe@5280tech.com>:
>
>  
>
> > I've done Gig links successfully with Checkpoint on Nokia (you'd want 1220 or
> > higher), and Netscreen (NS2000 or higher).  Those models will support more
> > than the throughput you need.  The Nokia 710 claims 1.3GB, but I've seen
> > backups tank a firewall so you will want to pad that a bit.  I have no idea
> > what can do what you need in PIX-land.
> >
> > - Ralph Forsythe, CISSP
> >
> > Meidinger Chris wrote:
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> >
> > > Hi List,
> > >
> > > I do a lot with firewalls - Checkpoint, Netscreen, Cisco, etc. - but
> > > have not yet needed a firewall that can do gigabit line speed. 
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a suggestion which product might be best to secure a
> > > gigibit link? I don't need an excessive rule base, the machine just
> > > needs to secure the gigabit at line speed. Huge backups run over this
> > > wire, and the firewall needs to controll which machines access the
> > > backup landscape and how.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >