On May 26, 11:18pm, ESMOND_TONG @
HP-HongKong-om1 .
om .
hp .
com wrote:
> Does anybody know any Firewall solution on NT platform. Any
> idea on the secure level of using a NT as Firewall as comparing
> the one using UNIX ??
>
> Is NT itself stable enough as a Firewall ???
There was a bit of discussion recently about whether NT is a good firewall
platform. You can check the archives to see the pros and cons. Also, you
ask about stability, and I don't think anyone will argue against the
stability of NT (too much :-) but security is another issue altogether.
But there is one thing that I think you should notice about using NT as
a firewall:
$ telnet netmail.microsoft.com
Trying 131.107.1.3 ...
Connected to netmail.microsoft.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
System V UNIX (netmail)
login:
How can NT be good enough for your company's security, or that of your
customers if it isn't good enough for Microsoft?
--
C Matthew Curtin
AT&T Bell Labs - Internet Gateway Group cmcurtin @
clipper .
cb .
att .
com
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