[3186] in WWW Security List Archive
Re: [NTSEC] Re: General Question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew R. Reese)
Thu Oct 10 15:21:03 1996
From: "Andrew R. Reese" <Andy.Reese@ReeseWeb.Com>
To: "'www-security@ns2.Rutgers.EDU'" <www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu>,
"'ntsecurity@iss.net'" <ntsecurity@iss.net>
Cc: "Dev Kumar Roy" <devroy@pluto.xko.dec.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 12:41:37 -0400
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Digital is not the only Windows-NT firewall on the market. Eagle-NT was
actually the first Windows-NT firewall to Market, we have been delivering
it since Feb, 1996. Fact: Eagle-NT was recognized as the Firewall Winner
"Best of LAN TIMES - 1996", July 17, 1996, Issue. If you would like to read
more about this firewall visit http://www.ReeseWeb.com/. We will be more
than happy to send you a copy of this article... and many others that say
the same thing.
See for your self why Eagle-NT is the best, we have the installation and
Configuration guides posted on line for your review.
By the way, there are many firewall systems available now on NT. But which
ones continue to be recognized in the industry as the best - time after
time...
- Andy
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Reese Web, Inc.
Windows-NT Internet Security Systems
http://www.ReeseWeb.com/
(813) 286-7065
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From: Dev Kumar Roy <devroy@pluto.xko.dec.com>
To: 'Roberto Galoppini' <rgaloppini@tim.it>; 'Paul D. Robertson'
<proberts@clark.net>
Cc: 'Mike Earnshaw' <bigvern@ozemail.com.au>;
'www-security@ns2.Rutgers.EDU'; 'ntsecurity@iss.net'
Subject: RE: [NTSEC] Re: General Question
Date: Thursday, October 10, 1996 1:01 AM
Hi,
Well I would like to say that altavista has come out with the only true
firewall(whatever that means)on NT,maybe you should have a look at it as
we know that Digital's Firewalls are legendary.
Cheers
Dev
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>From: Paul D. Robertson[SMTP:proberts@clark.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 1996 7:39 AM
>To: Roberto Galoppini
>Cc: Mike Earnshaw; www-security@ns2.Rutgers.EDU; ntsecurity@iss.net
>Subject: Re: [NTSEC] Re: General Question
>
>On Tue, 8 Oct 1996, Roberto Galoppini wrote:
>
>> Mike Earnshaw wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>> > 2. I have been tasked with setting up our companies Intranet/Internet
>> > connection, whilst I am fairly confident with Windows NT, I know very
>> > little about WWW Security. Bearing in mind point one above, what
>> > considerations should I bear in mind when connecting our Intranet to
the
>> > Internet with NT v4.0 ( is v3.51 better ?) and Catapult.
>
>Catapult isn't meant to be a firewall, and at this point, being still
>beta
>code, shouldn't be used as such. If you don't know anything about
>firewalls, I'd suggest a lot of research, or a couple of classes prior
>to
>starting.
>
>>
>> Mhh.. NT v4.0 is that MICROSOFT product that allows UP TO TEN
>> connections, isn't it? Why don't you have a look at the "MS NT
>> Workstation 4.0 License Maintains Socket Limitation" by Tim O'Reilly
>> (http://software.ora.com/news/msnt40_limit.html).
>
>NT Server doesn't have that limitation.
>
>>
>> > 3. Regrettfully due to some clause somewhere, we have to primarily use
MS
>> > products, but if anyone can help with points of view for or against,
>>and if
>> > against some alternatives, to NT & Catapult - it would greatly improve
my
>> > chances of swaying the MD !!.
>
>Catapult isn't a firewall, and is still beta code, I'd not risk my
>company
>on it. There are also lots of complaints about it interacting with
>Netscape browsers in the public MS newsgroups. If you *have* to go NT
>(I'd also not use it for a firewall, because it's not mature enough for
>my
>tastes -- Yes, my firewall runs an *old* release of its OS -- also I've
>seen enough complaints about unpredictable, or wrong behaviour on
>multi-homed NT hosts to make me very wary of something like Catapult
>which doesn't live under the OS in the network stack) you'd be better
>off
>with something like Firewall-1, or Raptor. Be sure to choose a good
>reseller who can help you with configuration issues.
>
>Paul
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>-----
>Paul D. Robertson "My statements in this message are personal
>opinions
>proberts@clark.net which may have no basis whatsoever in fact."
>
>PSB#9280
>
>
