Re: Linux firewall vs Windows and Hardware based firewalls

From: Juri Haberland (juri_at_koschikode.com)
Date: 07/31/03

  • Next message: Kevin Mark: "Re: Is there a *console* screen capture" 
    Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:44:03 +0200
To: Debian-User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>

    Ron Johnson wrote:
    > On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 07:50, Robert Storey wrote:
    >> On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:11:14 +1000

    >> Furthermore, Intel-based PCs have some well-known exploits
    >> (such as buffer overflows) which are a function of the hardware and
    >> there is no real cure because changing the CPU instructions would break
    >> backward compatibility.
    >
    > Bzzz. Where did you hear that?
    >
    > Buffer-overflows are mainly a symptom of the "C" disease, and
    > happen on ia32, Alpha, Sparc, etc. Any arch that has a C compiler.

    Well, ever opened a Cisco PIX firewall? Guess what, it's running on an
    Intel P233-MMX...
    The remaining parts look like ordenary PC hardware, too.

    So much for the hardware aspect...

    Cheers,
    Juri 

    -- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org 
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
  • Next message: Kevin Mark: "Re: Is there a *console* screen capture"