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RE: [Full-Disclosure] PIX vs CheckPoint
- To: John.Airey@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] PIX vs CheckPoint
- From: "Gary E. Miller" <gem@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:54:29 -0700 (PDT)
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Yo John!
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 John.Airey@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > I agree, except for one small problem. Don't you still have to delete
> > ALL the filter rules, and reenter them ALL to change the order of the
> > rules? last I checked there was no "insert before", "insert
> > at top" sort
> > of options. Just "insert at end". This and other features can really
> > slow down the otherwise decent CLI.
> >
> No longer true. The latest versions of the PIX CLI allow you to specify
> which line numbers, so you can insert rules where you want.
Gee, only took until version 6.2 to add a feature any firewall guru knows
is a basic requirement?
> > like the IOS CLI,
> > but has lots of subtle differences that will byte you when
> > you least expect
> > it.
> >
> Can you name one? I find it a pain the other way round, like not being able
> to "write mem" when in configuration.
That one will do. Not used a PIX in 3 years so my memory iis weak. Not
actually backing up your config to NVRAM could have pretty interesting
consequences.
RGDS
GARY
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