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Subject: Re: fw-1 question -- 2 token rings
From: security @ qualix . com (Nik D. Knoth)
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:42:15 -0800 (PST)
To: firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
Cc: hle @ qualix . com (Hung Le)

Someone posted the following yesterday (Sorry, i've
lost the attrib):

> :>  > > My customer requires the following for their firewall:
> :>  > >
> :>  > > 1) two token ring interfaces (yikes !)
> :>  > > 2) map many RFC 1597 internal addresses to one valid external Class C address
> :>  > > 3) map many external Class C addresses to many internal RFC 1597 addresses.
> :>  > >
> :>  > > I have found that fullfilling these requirements is non-trival.
> :>  > >
> :>  > > - PIX from cisco fails test 1.
> :>  > > - Raptor passes test 1 and 2 but fails 3. (probably others as well)
> :>  > > - Checkpoint passes 2 and 3 but fails 1. (at least on Sparc, unsure about HP)


I've checked this with our FireWall-1 Gurus and have
been told that this information is incorrect.  In
fact, FW-1 has no trouble supporting 2 TR if.s
both on HP and Sparc.

If there are other questions on this, please pass
them along.

-nik
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