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"And if a really fast IP COP box would yield more effective bandwidth beyond > an appliance, that would be an added plus to the enhancement of security." Who says IP COP is anymore secure than an appliance and vice versa? "> And so my thought is the $2000 dollar Cisco appliance may be well worth it > if you need a specific security without degradation." You lost me on this comment. Cisco runs on a lot lower edge hardware than the 800 Mhz recommendation. "> I think it is fair to say the older computer could be the slowest link of > the network." True, but it is relative. It isn't goign to magically create bandwidth for you. Sure a semi-truck is the slowest vehicle on the Interstate, but you are restricted by the speed limit, so you wouldn't get freight delivered any faster using a Ferrari. Your firewall is getting data only so fast, restricted by bandwidth. You are nto going to notice any speed difference between using a 400 MHZ computer or an 800 MHz computer. Any difference you would have to notice measuring in milliseconds with several significant digits to the right. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Villa" <markvilla@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "'PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users'" <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 1:56 PM Subject: RE: IP-Cop Firerwall was RE: [PCTECH] I learned somethingaboutcertificatesandencrypting filesystems the other day ... > I don't get it. If I understand you all correctly, IP COP runs on a computer > and bandwidth travels through it. > An older or newer computer would surely limit bandwidth, more so to six > connections. > I think it is fair to say the older computer could be the slowest link of > the network. > Granted, my cable modem restricts me to X. But my Linksys device should not > cause any further performance degradation. > And if a really fast IP COP box would yield more effective bandwidth beyond > an appliance, that would be an added plus to the enhancement of security. > > And so my thought is the $2000 dollar Cisco appliance may be well worth it > if you need a specific security without degradation. > > Just my 2 cents. > > -Mark
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