Re: 3COM OFFICECONNECT ISSUE

Somebody. <somebody.@nospam.russdoucet.com> wrote:
> "Volker Birk" <bumens@dingens.org> wrote in message
> news:441523ad@news.uni-ulm.de...
> > Somebody. <somebody.@nospam.russdoucet.com> wrote:
> >> I'm not sure what other kind of advice you're going to get than the
> >> obvious,
> >> buy another (real) firewall. Something like a Watchguard or a Fortigate
> >> or
> >> a NetScreen that is built as a true firewall appliance. Not a Linksys,
> >> D-Link, or 3-com most of which are really just gateway network devices
> >> with
> >> a few added features.
> > Or a simple PC with *BSD or GNU/Linux.
> Most people that post a question like the OP did aren't capable of setting
> up such a thing, that's why the OP asked for an appliance solution. If he
> were capable of such a thing, and capable of managing it, then indeed that
> would be a viable solution.

If a person is not capable to fully understand what's going on, she/he
should not set up a firewalling implementation. Instead, it would be a
good idea to mandate someone, who has clue of this.

> Excellent: Please tell us which firewall appliance can handle full blown
> DOS attacks at 10Mbps in high availablity mode for less than $500.

None. And none for more than 500 USD. Or: tell me how to "handle" a full
blown HTTP DDoS, for example.

Yours,
VB.

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