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| 1830.1 | Yes, get the latest ServPack | NETRIX::"[email protected]" | Scott Estabrooks | Tue Mar 04 1997 08:22 | 9 |
| Andrew,
We haven't seen any problem's in running with services pack 2, and in general,
you should always run with the latest service packs available. Is there a
particular feature that you are concered about?
ScottE
[Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
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| 1830.2 | | SNOFS1::snod14dgp18.gen.sno.dec.com::snov14.sno.dec.com::stylianoua | | Tue Mar 04 1997 20:08 | 9 |
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Contrast this reply with the unix firewall where we
are told not to apply any patches unless they have been
checked for compatibility by AV firewall engineering.
Nonetheless, I will try it out.
Andrew Stylianou
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| 1830.3 | Different platforms | NETRIX::"[email protected]" | Scott Estabrooks | Wed Mar 05 1997 10:29 | 10 |
| Andrew,
These are two very different platforms. The Unix team is able to get down
into the kernel of the OS, whereas the NT uses the standard release version.
So we are able to recommend getting the latest because it most likely will not
affect current versions of our software. In the next release of the firewall,
we will need to be a little more careful, as we implement IP spoofing etc.
ScottE
[Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
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| 1830.4 | | BIGUN::MAYNE | J is for Jenius | Wed Mar 05 1997 20:05 | 17 |
| We know they're two different platforms, that's why the question was
asked in the first place. It's great that you *can* recommend getting
the latest SP, but I don't recall seeing that you *have* recommended
getting the latest SP (or not). If you have, please point out where, so
we can keep track of your recommendations as future releases come out.
It's all very well for someone who knows to say that the NT firewall
only uses the standard release version (which is equally true of the
UNIX version), but how do we know what parts of NT the firewall kit
replaces?
You use the words "most likely will not affect". Isn't that what
engineering is for; to test SPs and tell us definitively that they do
or do not affect the firewall? If an SP "most likely" won't break
anything, how are we going to know if it does or doesn't?
PJDM
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