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It's common sense in my eyes..
Here's what I'm picturing..:
problems happen at the office:
you: "i dont know whats wrong the firewall isnt working"
your boss: "can't you call the vendors support, get them to overnight a
new unit?"
you: "uhhh"
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another reason: compare the meantime between failure of a cisco box and a
PC
you can put a set of wheels on a cardboard box and push it, but thats what
they make cars for..
what you do at home is one thing, but what you pull out of your butt when
a companies reputation is on the line its a whole other story --
nothing to do with IT manager -- has to do with running a production
100% uptime network
On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Michael Leone wrote:
> > 2) while linux may be your preferred OS, implementing it at this company
> > seems like a bad idea -- its hard enough to find people to support linux
> > as it is, one day you wont be there and this company is going to be
> > screwed.
>
> Not the first time I've heard IT managers say this.
>
> > 3) operating systems are poor excuses for firewalls and routers in
> > corporate/production enviroments!
>
> Why? I use linux at home with a DSL line; every scan I've run on it (i.e.,
> nmap, Steve Gibson's ShieldsUp!, the HackerWhacker sites, etc) all list me
> as "STEALTH"; very secure; etc. While using an appliance-type
> firewall/router (such as a Cisco product) can be easier (less configuration
> issues), if you can accomplish the same thing at less cost, why not?
>
> (Yes, this presumes knowledge of linux, which ties into #2 above)
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