RE: pix vs. ios firewall feature set

["Paul Stewart" <pauls () nexicom net>]

Absolutely agreed.  The only downside is when we reach over 10 users, then
we have to upgrade the license and now we're roughly double the price.. At
that point we're into the price of a loaded 2621 used...:)

Take care,

Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: Noonan, Wesley [mailto:Wesley_Noonan () bmc com] 
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 4:48 PM
To: 'Paul Stewart'; Noonan, Wesley; avraham () jct ac il;
firewall-wizards () icsalabs com
Subject: RE: [fw-wiz] pix vs. ios firewall feature set


I definitely hear that. FWIW, the 501's are pretty cheap compared to what I
was used to seeing for PIXen (seen them for as low as $400, but they tend to
be in the $450 range). Regardless, I feel your pain <g>

Wes Noonan, MCSE/CCNA/CCDA/NNCSS/Security+
Senior QA Rep.
BMC Software, Inc.
(713) 918-2412
wnoonan () bmc com
http://www.bmc.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Stewart [mailto:pauls () nexicom net]
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 15:39
> To: 'Noonan, Wesley'; avraham () jct ac il; firewall-wizards () icsalabs com
> Subject: RE: [fw-wiz] pix vs. ios firewall feature set
>
> I can't disagree with what you are saying.  It came down to the 
> refurb/used market for this customer segment.  Getting used routers 
> etc. we've found to
> be *much* easier than PIX's.  Once we get into a customer 100+ then cost
> becomes a side issue normally..:)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Noonan, Wesley [mailto:Wesley_Noonan () bmc com]
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:46 PM
> To: 'Paul Stewart'; avraham () jct ac il; firewall-wizards () icsalabs com
> Subject: RE: [fw-wiz] pix vs. ios firewall feature set
>
>
> Just curious, but why not throw a PIX 501 or 506 in the small offices? 
> Obviously, needing something other than an Ethernet interface requires 
> a router, but in my experience a lot of small offices are hanging off 
> of DSL, Cable Modem or Ethernet wired BANs (building area networks) so 
> a PIX (or any
> of the other SOHO firewalls) works really good.
>
> Wes Noonan, MCSE/CCNA/CCDA/NNCSS/Security+
> Senior QA Rep.
> BMC Software, Inc.
> (713) 918-2412
> wnoonan () bmc com
> http://www.bmc.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Stewart [mailto:pauls () nexicom net]
> > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 07:21
> > To: avraham () jct ac il; firewall-wizards () icsalabs com
> > Subject: RE: [fw-wiz] pix vs. ios firewall feature set
> >
> > I posed this question previously and was told that almost all 
> > features at incorporated into the IOS.  The features I use most are 
> > in both but I'm sure there's features that are not in the IOS FW 
> > Feature Set.. Kinda wish someone had a list of what's *not* in the 
> > IOS... Anyone? :)
> >
> > My adoption of using IOS for firewalling has been that of for small 
> > clients (under 100 workstations).... Anything over 100 or so users I 
> > use a PIX box specifically....
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: firewall-wizards-admin () honor icsalabs com
> > [mailto:firewall-wizards-admin () honor icsalabs com] On Behalf Of 
> > avraham shir-el (arthur sherman)
> > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 5:33 PM
> > To: firewall-wizards () icsalabs com
> > Subject: [fw-wiz] pix vs. ios firewall feature set
> >
> >
> >
> > gentlemen:
> > a cisco engineer recently told me that the plan for the above 2 
> > products is %100 feature convergence and that currently, there's 
> > about %80 of the features of pix present in the ios firewall feature 
> > set. any comments as to the reality of the above?
> >
> > tnx
> > ams
> > avraham shir-el
> > director of computing center
> > jerusalem college of technology - machon lev
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