On Fri, 31 Mar 1995, Jeff Smith wrote:
> Ah, but you fail to mention that for a firewall or for an internal
> networks multi-vendor increases complexity.
Probably because I never mentioned the term "multi-vendor" at all. :-)
In any event, most networks *already* consist of devices from more than
one vendor, so dealing with it is a fact of life. Also, given how
vendors work these days, even if I buy --- for example --- *only IBM,*
the boxes I get might have actually been built by one of dozens of
vendors, and the software and hardware of a particular device might
be very different from a similar device elsewhere in IBM's line.
Any router, any firewall, any anything has to be considered on its own
merits, and those merits have to contribute to reaching the overall
goal. If 20 "simple" widgets do it, fine. If 10 simple ones and 3
complex ones fit the bill better, then also fine.
... Oh, OK Boss, I'll go back to work. Boy, these salt blocks are heavy!
:-)
Frank
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"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend;
inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx
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