At 08:51 PM 1/22/96 -0700, Chad David <davidc @
enernet .
com> allegedly wrote:
8< [snip]
>MilkyWays blackhole is capable of something like this. From what I have read
>it uses two machines in series, not parallel. I don't know what happens if
>one of them goes down, but I would assume that the other would continue to
>work. I have never used the product in that configuration, so I am not sure
>of the details.
>
I think this would be a big plus for them - if it was true. However, if
the two machines are in series, then it would seem to me that the death
of one system would block any connections through the firewall. If this
were not the case, then I suspect that an argument might be able to made
that this functionality could potentially be exploited by persons of
dubious character.
>Chad David
>Network Director
>Enernet Technologies Inc.
>davidc @
enernet .
com
Best Regards,
Frank
Fortified Networks Inc. - Management & Information Security Consulting
Phone: (317) 573-0800 - http://www.fortified.com/fortified/
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