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  From: Earnshaw, Mike <earnshawm@wa.switch.aust.com>
  To  : 'linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au' <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 16:15:26 +0800

<REQ for comments> : Firewalls

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List,

I know Linux has firewall code built in, but in an honest explanation how
effective is it with regards to commercial products like Firewall-1. I did
initially think "well it can't be better, its free", but then I remembered
NT .... but I don't require responses that belittle one OS against another,
even though it may be merited. I am requesting a more engineered answer:
FW-1 is better because .... or Linux surpasses FW-1 in flexibility and ....
etc

Thanks

Mike Earnshaw
Systems Support Engineer
Union Switch & Signal Pty Ltd
Tel : 08 9256 1099
Fax : 08 9256 1199


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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">I know Linux has firewall code built =
in, but in an honest explanation how effective is it with regards to =
commercial products like Firewall-1. I did initially think "well =
it can't be better, its free", but then I remembered NT .... but I =
don't require responses that belittle one OS against another, even =
though it may be merited. I am requesting a more engineered answer: =
FW-1 is better because .... or Linux surpasses FW-1 in flexibility and =
.... etc</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Thanks</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">M</FONT><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Tahoma">ike Earnshaw</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Systems Support =
Engineer</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Union Switch & Signal Pty =
Ltd</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Tel : 08 9256 1099</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Tahoma">Fax : 08 9256 1199</FONT>
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