Greetings! On Fri, 23 May 2003 14:48:27 +0200 "debian-isp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We are just considering if we should try to set up our firewall on a > Rackmountsystem with only Compac flash card and onboard cpu. Which > would reduce a least the possibility of a harddisk crash, and would > provide an easy possiblity to swap cards when there is a problem. The > compac flash card (available also with 512MB is acting like a > harddisk... Any experience with that kind of hardware ? Main problem with flash cards is the limited number of write cycles. This may not be THAT much of a problem with config and even less with the software. One thing, though, often overseen: where do you put the logs? A firewall without logs looses a *LOT* of its practical value. Bye Volker Tanger IT-Security discon gmbh DeTeWe AG & Co. KG Fon +49 30 6104-3307 Fax +49 30 6104-3435 http://www.detewe.de/ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Besuchen Sie unsere neuen Internet-Seiten http://www.detewe.de . Neues Highlight: Wunschproduktberater fuer den Home & Office-Bereich. Visit our new Internet Pages on http://www.detewe.de . Our Highlight: Online Product Adviser for Home & Office. (Currently available in German only)
