jfields 0 #1 February 19, 2003 A burp in our Cisco firewall and I am booted offline for 2 days while I diagnose it. I can reroute my e-mail, get partially running on backup connectivity, but the real tragedy was: I couldn't post on dz.com! The withdrawal was horrible. Some of you have been there, and you understand the true depths of my misery. I could only read a few posts at home on a slow connection on my wife's computer, and nothing at work. The agony! But it is all beter now. Ah, back to the sweet joy of postwhoring the day away.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #2 February 19, 2003 And we really, really missed you too. pssst, will someone tell me who this is again? She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #3 February 19, 2003 I thought I felt a disturbance in the force.Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #4 February 19, 2003 You leave for two days, no phone calls, no nothing and you expect us to just welcome you back with your own post whoring thread? Sheesh... Ok, here's a beer, let's start postin baby yeah! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #5 February 19, 2003 "It seems a little quiet tonight Tonto..." "Yes, Kemo Sabe, a little too quiet... perhaps Justin's router is down..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #6 February 19, 2003 Quote "It seems a little quiet tonight Tonto..." "Yes, Kemo Sabe, a little too quiet... perhaps Justin's router is down..." Pix firewall, actually, but close. I need a firewall up, and anti-spam e-mail filtering, to minimize the distractions I encounter and leave more time for lounging around dz.com. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #7 February 19, 2003 Justin, you run this in an enterprise environment? Our company does not use PIX, but I have often wondered why. What are your impressions with it? we have been using Fireproof appliances with load balancers (piece of shit, let me tell you)-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #8 February 19, 2003 Our enterprise is pretty small. Most businesses our size are using ZoneAlarm or a light-duty appliance. The biggest issue I have with the Pix is it isn't very user-friendly. It seems very robust and the controls are nice and granular, but it isn't newbie-friendly plug and play. So far, I give it a 7 out of 10... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #9 February 19, 2003 Our company clears 5% of the US market trades daily. Employee size is small, but out amount of data is pretty large. We have the most complex (confusing) network topology I have seen. Firewall load balancing is a large pain in the arse, I will spare you the technical junk. But anyway, I have an interest in learning about PIX, but probably wont be doing it here.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #10 February 19, 2003 QuoteThe biggest issue I have with the Pix is it isn't very user-friendly. It seems very robust and the controls are nice and granular, but it isn't newbie-friendly plug and play. Thank the lord for that or I would probably have to get a real 9 to 5 type job. As a suggestion you can go to Ciscos website and look at sample configs that have detailed(hahaha) explanations of the commands, although making changes in a production enviorment might not be a good idea. I also thought that there was a new winblows interface (I wouldn't trust it to much) to make it a little easier to install/configure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dex 0 #11 February 19, 2003 next time yare cisco gear goes down just gimmie a ring I'll give ya a skydiver discount...50% off my normal consulting fees... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor 0 #12 February 19, 2003 I'm still waiting to see Cisco's photo of the new 24-way freefly world record on the cover of parachutist...it's a great shot! http://www.freeflytrainingcenter.com/flyer_profiles_page_cisco.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #13 February 19, 2003 There is, it is called Cisco Works. It is a GUI front end for their products. Pretty pricy though. I use the CCO website frequently. But was just curious about personal impressions.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #14 February 19, 2003 Pix rocks.... It keeps me employed. They do their job and do it well. There are better but I still like Cisco.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #15 February 20, 2003 Quote I'm still waiting to see Cisco's photo of the new 24-way freefly world record on the cover of parachutist...it's a great shot! Heehee, when I saw the subject line, that's the Cisco I thought he was talking about too! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
