Dears,

I'm sorry for not continuing mailing about this issue, but I was quit busy in upgrading in our network infrastructure, but I should tell you that I was really surprised by the 160 mails they were in my inbox about this issue..

It means that this matter has gained a lot of attentions to most of members here in ISA List? I've really get amused by these mails which come from different members with different cultures and experiences about using hardware or software as a firewall boundary, although that some of you have taking this issue as some kind of joke, or to get amused by mocking ? JJJ

Anyway, I've really get amused by your mail, TOM, It was really funny and your way of talking and mocking the Idea is very interesting? Honestly, I laughed for 15 minutes ; none-stop when I was reading your blog JJJJJ (( It does not mean ridiculing of you, but it means that your way of present your Idea is really interesting J JJ

But let's start examine this issue in neutrality way? "and let me borrow your link for ' ISA Server 2006 Firewall Core' which u have send  as you ask" J

First: I didn't say that PIX is the most secure firewall in the world, and ' Supernova; The   greatest hacker' can grantee this, I just said that PIX is more secure than ISA server, which is our issue here?( I mean that PIX as a Hardware firewall, is more secure than ISA as a software firewall)

Second: you say that " Faster is not the better" and you repeated it in a very interesting way, but I think you should look at " ISA Server Firewall Core " in this paragraph:::::

"""" Firewall Engine ( Firewall Packet Engine)

Handling these operations in Kernal Mode, improves both performance and security. """""

This means that Microsoft tends to increase the performance of firewall service and security service in ISA to make it faster as possible J.

Third: ISA 2006 firewall core depends on Network Driver Interface Specification ( NDIS) and Microsoft Networking Stack, that means that packet should pass the network interface, the processor, RAM, harddisk, till it reach the network driver in windows ( Kernal Layer) which located over the hardware layer and assembly layer, in the other hand, the packet is analyzed, interpreted and processed in hardware layer in any hardware firewall.

Fourth: The TCP/IP Stack in firewall core in Kernal mode is controlled by windows , which refers to the previous point of even the firewall engine is analyzing the packet in layer 3 and 4 before beginning processing, it will of course reach layer 5 of windows which send it to the firewall engine in kernel mode?. (( Does it make sense??? )) or it's better to analyze the packet as soon as it reaches the network interface card, Isn't it??

Fifth:   In the purposed document

" Policy Engine

The policy engine communicates with all components of the ISA server firewall core, both with the Kernal-mode firewall engine and the user-mode firewall service, in addition the Policy Engine communicates with both layers of application and web filters""

This means that there are a lot of channels opened between Firewall core and other applications running in ISA, which means " open ports", even this ports are opened in Kernal-mode, but it's still opened port J

Sixth: These are some comments gathering from viewing just the first three papers of Microsoft Document, and I will not telling the comments getting from the rest of this document, or the mail will be too long J to read, but just I'd like to present this comment written in the document as my last word about this document;

" Note   The firewall engine driver is the root of the firewall dependency tree. Stopping the firewall engine driver ( by using net stop fweng /y at the command prompt) also stops the other Firewall components, which opens the computer to all network traffic """

Open to all network traffic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,   it means fully penetrated? how could it be that one command can penetrate my network to all attacks?????? ? it does not make sense at all, Does it??

Seventh: you compares the ISA server 2006 ( which is last release) with PIX firewall, which is in market over than 20 years, and you didn't specify which version,, Microsoft has ISA 2000, 2004, 2006? But CISCO has 501,501E,506E,515,525, and the greatest PIX 535, which has unlimited number of users ad unlimited numbers of concurrent VPN Connections ?.

Eighth : The OS of PIX is too small which can be loaded in RAM and some portion of processor, It doesn't mean just that it will be faster and faster than any software firewall, but I mean that the packet inspector process will be done at the hardware level, and in fact it happens in the assembly level? More than that, every interface in PIX has it's own firewall policy, firewall engine, access control,,, although you manage all interfaces by one screen, but in fact this screen is collecting policies and access controls and firewall services for all interfaces,,, as the OS of PIX divide itself to make each interface has it's own control, so no need to contact with the core OS or the kernel for any operations?.

Ninth: The adaptive security algorithm, included in PIX, will never allow an incoming traffic to go inside, except if there is a request for this traffic from inside, and it should match a random signature it has been given to the requested traffic, or if u make a policy on the outside interface to allow this traffic to come in, and is called ADAPTIVE , it means that it will strengthen it self upon the signature of the attack or the requested traffic and how it will be filtered to insure that this " man in the middle" will not gain access though the incoming traffic.

Tenth: I was talking here about PIX 535 which support all clustering features, as well as redundancy, as the corresponding issue is between ISA and PIX, as a hardware and software firewall, but If we go to market, we will find Watch Guard, Cyber Guard, Alphafilter, CyberCom, D-Link,?..etc as well as we will see Symantec , Mcafee, ?.etc,,, and for linux there are a lot of firewall software like Netfilter

Eleventh: you talked about ISA 2006, and you give me a document coming from Microsoft itself, so what will mama said about her child???????

So if you want this, you can take a look of the following links ::

      PIX 535

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_data_sheet09186a008007d05d.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_data_sheet09186a00801daa53.html

ASA 5500

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_data_sheet0900aecd802930c5.html

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_data_sheet0900aecd80404916.html

Note that ASA 5500 has been developed in order to satisfy market need of application filtering and Active Directory Integrated..

But if we go to neutralized sites, we will find that most of them are preferred PIX than ISA as a front door

and I will not go far away,

This link is in ISASERVER.org itself with your handwriting about ISA 2000, which shown some issue

http://www.isaserver.org/articles/Microsoft_Confirms_DoS_Vulnerability_in_ISA_Server_2000.html

right?

And also :

http://forums.isaserver.org/m_240057200/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#240057210

and please see this

http://www.critical-error.com/Article724.phtml

http://www.techspot.com/vb/archive/index/t-10247.html

http://www.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2006/printer/cpai_print-03-Jun.html

http://www.networksecurityarchive.org/html/NTBugtraq/2004-11/msg00009.html

 Which means that you should be standby for any articles and newsgroup to find out if there any discover Vulnerability, and not just using windows update?

Twelfth: There is a fact that any GUI operating system should open ports to hardware to operate well, and this is refer to fact that the first 1024 ports in windows you can't change or reconfigure, and the other act that the most secure operating system till now is UNIX , as it is a command prompt operating system and have never been hacked except when it become LINUX, with a GUI.

And even if it has been hacked, it records the least amount of hacking processes than windows ofcourse.

Finally : No Doubt that Microsoft is the greatest marketing company in the world, as it depends on user need, and nothing is more important to user more than the fancy of GUI , Graphical User Interface,

I think most of you agree with me that this concept ; I mean GUI, is the main reason for Bill Jates treasure which made up his riches, isn't it???

Now, can you tell me

-          Why the great companies and the effective and sensitive corporations ( Like BMW, Aramco, Nokia ) prefer to put a hardware firewall instead of ISA server?? ( This is a fact, I see it myself )

-          Why most of multinational banks ( Like CIB, HSBC ) put more than three cascading hardware firewalls as it's front door to internet??? ( This is a fact, I see it myself)

-          Why Microsoft itself didn't use any of it's products, in it's server farms, instead they using UNIX for mail server as an example??? ( you can check it your self by reading the arguments shown to you in the address bar of internet explorer when you open your hotmail inbox, and ask a good web programmer about it ) 

-          Why you don?t recommend ISA server for DAN as the cheapest way for a firewall system, as he can install it on a high hardware qualified workstation, not should be a server,  if you think that ISA server can manage?????

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From: "D PIETRUSZKA USWRN INTERLINK INFRA" <DPietruszka@xxxxxx>
Reply-To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [isalist] Re: Nothing is secure like PIX
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:16:07 -0400
>http://www.ISAserver.org
>-------------------------------------------------------
>
>Probably you need to move your test to a more realistic and complex
>scenario.
>
>Regards
>Diego R. Pietruszka
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>On Behalf Of Thomas W Shinder
>Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:28 PM
>To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [isalist] Re: Nothing is secure like PIX
>
>http://www.ISAserver.org
>-------------------------------------------------------
>
>In my tests, I found them to be the same.
>
>I have one box running ISA 2000 that hasn't been upgraded or service
>packed for over two years, and it's been running without stop for that
>period of time. This is on a white box install.
>
>There really isn't any difference in stability from my perspective. If
>you don't treat it like a workstation, don't install non-ISA firewall
>related services on it, it will run as long as any PIX. And the good
>thing is, it updates itself. Unlike the PIX, which does need to be
>updated like any other device, it doesn't do it itself and most
>"hardware" firewall admins just ignore it. Not very smart or secure, but
>I see that all the time in the field. After all, it's hardware, it must
>be secure [sic].
>
>NOT.
>
>Tom
>
>Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
>Site: www.isaserver.org
>Blog: http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/
>Book: http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7
>MVP -- ISA Firewalls
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of D
> > PIETRUSZKA USWRN INTERLINK INFRA
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 2:02 PM
> > To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [isalist] Re: Nothing is secure like PIX
> >
> > http://www.ISAserver.org
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Do you know the difference between stability (what I mentioned on my
> > email) and vulnerability?
> >
> > Regards
> > Diego R. Pietruszka
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Jim Harrison
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 1:51 PM
> > To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [isalist] Re: Nothing is secure like PIX
> >
> > http://www.ISAserver.org
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > This is a completely specious argument, with absolutely no basis in
> > historical fact.
> > When you can demonstrate that a properly-configured ISA server has
> > *EVER* been compromised due to a Windows vulnerability, this
> > claim *may*
> > warrant consideration.
> >
> > Until then, it's nothing more or less than simple punditious
> > regurgitation.
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > Jim Harrison
> > MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG
> > http://isaserver.org/Jim_Harrison/
> > http://isatools.org
> > Read the help / books / articles!
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of D PIETRUSZKA USWRN INTERLINK INFRA
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 08:53
> > To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [isalist] Re: Nothing is secure like PIX
> >
> > I completely agree that ISA is far more secure than PIX, the
> > only part I
> > would concede to PIX (and that is why is still on the market) is the
> > stability and that is because don't run on windows as ISA do.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Diego R. Pietruszka
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Thomas W Shinder
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 11:05 AM
> > To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: isapros-repost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [isalist] Re: Nothing is secure like PIX
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi EM,
> >
> >
> >
> > You are right. PIX is not very secure. It's a router with
> > some advanced
> > ACLs and does neat routing tricks. But when it comes to
> > security, you're
> > very very wrong that it's more secure. Hardware doesn't fall from
> > heaven, and all "hardware" is controlled by software, and
> > Syphco's core
> > compentancy is not application protection -- it's routing and
> > switching.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I agree that there is no comparison between PIX and ISA -- only a fool
> > would be convinced that they get any real security from a PIX, becuase
> > they never took the time to learn about network security and what the
> > end game was. Check Point? That's another story. Like the ISA
> > firewall,
> > Check Point is a so-called "software firewall" (something to pothead
> > "hardware" firewall guys often forget). Check Point is better than ISA
> > and you pay a LOT for that. However, a PIX is a joke and I think the
> > more thoughtful firewall admins out there realize they've
> > been hyMOtized
> > by the Syphco sales reps.
> >
> >
> >
> > PIX is a puppy dog, a little terrier, a laptop or a pretty little
> > Persian kitty cat -- the ISA firewall is the brobdingnagian that
> > provides your real security. The PIX is an emotional blanket,
> > a network
> > Prozac, an expensive and illusory work for security fiction.
> > The PIX is
> > the emperor with no clothes and is front of my hacked Web sites and
> > networks than any other firewall.
> >
> >
> >
> > You mention that the PIX software is "advanced" -- I'll give you the
> > opposite perspective and proffer that it's a trisomy 13 baby
> > compared to
> > the robust and healthy child that is the ISA firewall. No one has ever
> > broken into an ISA firewall and I consider the ISA firewall
> > mandatory. A
> > PIX is nothing more than a historical superstition, a carry over from
> > the dawn days of the Internet. I never never never never never never
> > NEVER recommend putting a PIX in front or behind or anywhere near the
> > ISA firewall (a Check Point? Sometimes that's useful for defense in
> > depth -- Check Point, unlike PIX, is a real network security
> > solution).
> >
> >
> >
> > The PIX with worthless and weak. Who is it? What is it? What does it
> > plan to do with it's life? (name that tune!) On the other
> > hand, the ISA
> > firewall is built by people who understand software, understand
> > security, and is much more than a stupid router with a
> > "firewall" decal
> > slapped on its bezel.
> >
> >
> >
> > The ISA firewall's VPN server is MUCH MORE SECURE than the simple PIX
> > VPN. I've always wondered about the IQ of folks who have thought
> > otherwise. It's probably not an intelligence issue, but just an
> > ignorance issue, since they probably don't understand the
> > weaknesses of
> > the PIX VPN solution or the strengths of the ISA firewall's VPN
> > solutions -- but that's par for the course for folks who've been
> > hypmotized by the Syphco sales reps, and have had the implanted
> > suggestions reinforced by the ABMer idiot echo chamber.
> >
> >
> >
> > Faster is not more secure.
> >
> > Repeat
> >
> > Faster is NOT more secure
> >
> > Repeat
> >
> > Faster is NOT more secure
> >
> > Repeat
> >
> > Faster is NOT NOT NOT more secure
> >
> >
> >
> > Hardware is NOT more secure
> >
> > Repeat
> >
> > Hardware is NOT more secure
> >
> > Repeat
> >
> > Hardware is NOT more secure
> >
> > Repeat
> >
> > Hardware is NOT more secure
> >
> > Repeat
> >
> > Hardware is NOT more secure
> >
> > Repeat
> >
> > Hardware is NOT more secure
> >
> > Repeat
> >
> > Hardware is NOT more secure
> >
> > Repeat
> >
> >
> >
> > Remember, PIX has many security vulnerabilies that you can
> > check out at
> > Secunia. Strangely enough, the ISA firewall has NONE. And
> > don't feed me
> > that tired old drivel about "but it runs on Windows". If you
> > can show me
> > how this is an issue after reading this
> > http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/2006/prodinfo/Firewall_Corewp.mspx
> > (which you won't do if you depend on your Syphco sales rep for tech
> > info).
> >
> >
> >
> > Finally, be careful about throwing Syphco PIX FUD around here. I've
> > worked with the worthless PIX for a long time and studied it
> > in depth. I
> > know it's cr*p on a cracker and it survives because it's been
> > grandfathered into the business. We're all now suffering badly because
> > the "network guys" who are clueless lusers when it comes to understand
> > application security, have hijacked network security and companies get
> > hacked far more often than they should because these dolts are "port
> > openers" and "port closers". The current situation has the clowns
> > running the circus.
> >
> >
> >
> > In conclusion, there are several neuroleptic medications I
> > can recommend
> > to anyone who seriously believes the worthless PIX is more secure than
> > an ISA firewall.
> >
> >
> >
> > IMNHO,
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> >
> > P.S. You're welcome to borrow any of the creative phases I've included
> > in this email. I only ask that you give the props :)
> >
> > Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
> > Site: www.isaserver.org <http://www.isaserver.org/>
> > Blog: http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/
> > Book: http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7
> > MVP -- ISA Firewalls
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Egyptian Mind
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 9:01 AM
> > To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [isalist] Nothing is secure like PIX
> >
> > http://www.ISAserver.org
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> > Dears,
> >
> > No doubt that ISA 2000 or 2004 or even 2006, have increased the
> > possibility of controling user access,,, by allowing or denying the
> > browsing or a tiny issue like downloding gif and not
> > downloading jpg as
> > an example..
> >
> > This shows how much we can control user action,,,
> >
> > Moreover, features like firewall services, securing VPN
> > connection, Nating, Publishing web sites, etc.... are very helpfull
> > features to make or Network Control is much easier...
> >
> > But Nothing is secure like PIX...
> >
> > I don't mean that PIX is more secure than ISA, or more capable
> > of handling requests... I'm talking about features and design and even
> > the hardware specification.... There is no comparison between ISA and
> > PIX
> >
> > I'm here, in my network ; using two failover PIX and two
> > clustering ISA servers as well.. every device has it's
> > responsiblities...
> >
> > ISA is responisble for handling he request from users and
> > filtering it depends on customized rules, and the great thing that ISA
> > server is a domain member, so I can customized the rules directly to
> > specific user ,,,
> >
> > PIX is my Huge Body Guard which stand infront of my Out Door, to
> > filter any request come in or out my door... YEs ..( in or out ) not
> > just in .... and it is built on a very advanced built-in
> > program in the
> > hardware it self, it is the adaptive security algorithm,
> > which has alot
> > of tools to scan the coming packet,... like if we said , the
> > ultravoilet, infarraed, and eye scanner and everything...
> >
> > It's a very adaptive algorithm and it's very hard to
> > penetrate,,, note that this alogorithm is working on every packet goes
> > or come , also depend on your own cutomized rule you make on PIX,,,
> >
> > and instead that the windows how operates, the adaptive security
> > algorithm are running using the same processing speed of it's
> > processor,
> > as it is already loaded in the PIX processor and rams..
> >
> > How faster do you think it will be !!!!!!?????
> >
> > it also has a complete secure process for VPN connection and
> > PATING, NATING , ... etc
> >
> > But PIX is not function as layer 7 appliance, so we use ISA for
> > this purpose,,, to control the Application layer and presentation
> > layer... nothing more, nothing less,, and also because PIX is not
> > integrating with Active Directory..
> >
> > Finally, PIX is mandatory for security, and ISA is mandatory for
> > controling... but if we talked about the ability to be hacked
> > , I think
> > you will agree with me that hacking a program runing on
> > Windows platform
> > is much easier from penetrating program runing on security dedicated
> > appliance........ (( you can ask Bill Jates about it ))
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > Mohamed Saleh
> >
> >
> > Senior Network Administrator
> > College of Business Administration, CBA
> > Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
> > Tel: +966-02-6563199 ext 2521
> > Cell: - +966-50-2953591
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > !~` Yesterday is a History` ~!
> >
> > !~` Tomorrow is a Mystery` ~!
> >
> > !~` Today is a Gift` ~!
> >
> > !~` So we call it ...............` ~!
> >
> > !~` Present .......Simple` ~!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: "Shane Mullins" <tsmullins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reply-To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [isalist] Re: Hardware.... (cringe) ...firewall
> > ?
> > Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:12:08 -0400
> > >http://www.ISAserver.org
> > >-------------------------------------------------------
> > > Good Deal,
> > >
> > > We have used ISA since Proxy 2.0. I really liked the
> > upgrade
> > >from 2.0 to ISA 2000. But, I really really like ISA
> > 2004. Some of
> > >the new features are great, esp in the VPN areas,
> > stateful packet
> > >inspection. Also, I like the way ISA integrates into
> > AD, this is
> > >huge if you are a Windows shop. Also, there are some
> > third party
> > >snap ins that are very helpful.
> > >
> > >Shane
> > >
> > >PS I also really enjoyed reading your ISA 2004 book.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas W Shinder"
> > ><tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:33 AM
> > >Subject: [isalist] Re: Hardware.... (cringe)
> > ...firewall ?
> > >
> > >
> > >http://www.ISAserver.org
> > >-------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >Hi Shane,
> > >
> > >No problems, that's how I took it! :)
> > >
> > >The PIX tax reminds of when in the middle ages you
> > could pay the
> > >church
> > >to absolve you of your sins. The situation here is that
> > they're
> > >paying
> > >Cisco for their sin of slothfullness. Slothful in that
> > they haven't
> > >spent the time and effort to understand real network
> > security and
> > >blindly pay a router and switch company big money to
> > protect
> > >comporate
> > >data (does anyone see the paradox in this?)
> > >
> > >Thanks!
> > >Tom
> > >
> > >Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
> > >Site: www.isaserver.org
> > >Blog: http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/
> > >Book: http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7
> > >MVP -- ISA Firewalls
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>[mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> > Shane Mullins
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 7:56 AM
> > >>To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>Subject: [isalist] Re: Hardware.... (cringe)
> > ...firewall ?
> > >>
> > >>http://www.ISAserver.org
> >
> > >>-------------------------------------------------------
> > >>
> > >>Hey Thomas,
> > >>
> > >> I meant that to be a plug for ISA 2004. I think ISA
> > 2004
> > >>is great. We
> > >>have two ISA 2004 boxes that firewall and provide
> > internet
> > >>access for 3,500
> > >>machines. ISA 2004 has been rock solid for us. ISA
> > 2004
> > >>provides advanced
> > >>logging and caching functions that a "hardware"
> > firewall
> > >>cannot provide. I
> > >>have nothing against unix, but ISA 2004 is great.
> > >> We could have paid 50k for a single pix to provide
> > >>firewall services.
> > >>Then signed up for a 5k a year maintenance agreement
> > (so we could
> > >>rcv
> > >>updates). And all machines need updates, even
> > "hardware"
> > >>firewalls have an
> > >>OS. And ISA still does so much more.
> > >>
> > >>Shane
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > On 6/19/06, Thomas W Shinder <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > >> >> http://www.ISAserver.org
> > >> >>
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Yes, it's that good. Go Daddy and the ISP are
> > clueless.
> > >>Have you ever
> > >> >> talked to your ISP's "tech guys" who make these
> > >>recommendations? Let's
> > >> >> just say that the typical interaction leaves you
> > with the
> > >>feeling that
> > >> >> they're not on the top of the firewall and
> > networking food
> > >>chains :)
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
> > >> >> Site: www.isaserver.org
> > >> >> Blog: http://blogs.isaserver.org/shinder/
> > >> >> Book: http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7
> > >> >> MVP -- ISA Firewalls
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> > >> >> > From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> >> > [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Shane
> > >>Mullins
> > >> >> > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 1:10 PM
> > >> >> > To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> >> > Subject: [isalist] Re: Hardware.... (cringe)
> > ...firewall ?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > http://www.ISAserver.org
> > >> >> >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > ISA 2K4 is really good? There is an eval
> > version. Maybe he
> > >> >> > would let you
> > >> >> > try that.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Shane
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> >> > From: "G.Waleed Kavalec" <kavalec@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >> > To: <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >> > Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 1:08 PM
> > >> >> > Subject: [isalist] Hardware.... (cringe)
> > ...firewall ?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > > http://www.ISAserver.org
> > >> >> > >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > >> >> > > My boss has been talking to our ISP and also
> > to some folks
> > >> >> > at GoDaddy.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > Both use - and recommend - hardware firewall
> > solutions.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > What do I tell him? He is poised to make one
> > of those
> > >>classic PHB
> > >> >> > > decisions.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > (currently on ISA 2K)
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > --
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > G. Waleed Kavalec
> > >> >> > > -------------------------
> > >> >> > > Why are we all in this handbasket
> > >> >> > > and where is it going so fast?
> > >> >> > >
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> > >> > -- >
> > >> > G. Waleed Kavalec
> > >> > -------------------------
> > >> > Why are we all in this handbasket
> > >> > and where is it going so fast?
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