Comments on: Articles in Progress http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/ The weblog of an IT pro specializing in virtualization, storage, and servers Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:49:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Todd Ignasiak http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36991 Todd Ignasiak Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:47:58 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36991 Hi Scott, I'm the Product Manager at Altor Networks. You're right about the OVF format, it has a lot of benefits over the current Virtual Appliance packages. But, it's only supported by ESX 3.5 with VirtualCenter 2.5. So, for this release, we decided to stick with the format that would work across all the most common versions of ESX+VC. Look for OVF in a future release from Altor. As for the virtual firewall product, if anyone is interested in getting on the Beta list for that product, or has other feedback on that or VNSA, feel free to contact me at todd@altornetworks.com Hi Scott,

I’m the Product Manager at Altor Networks. You’re right about the OVF format, it has a lot of benefits over the current Virtual Appliance packages. But, it’s only supported by ESX 3.5 with VirtualCenter 2.5. So, for this release, we decided to stick with the format that would work across all the most common versions of ESX+VC. Look for OVF in a future release from Altor.

As for the virtual firewall product, if anyone is interested in getting on the Beta list for that product, or has other feedback on that or VNSA, feel free to contact me at todd@altornetworks.com

]]> By: ron terren http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36918 ron terren Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:46:46 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36918 Ron, Anything else? --- No that should pretty much do it :) Ron Ron,

Anything else?

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No that should pretty much do it :)

Ron

]]> By: slowe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36903 slowe Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:50:27 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36903 Clif, I can discuss options, but I'll have to rely upon readers to give you any real-world experience. Ron, Anything else? :) Ben, I haven't seen the Altor Virtual Firewall stuff yet. So far, I like the VNSA, but it's still pretty early. I have a meeting scheduled with Montego week after next, and I need to take a closer look at Catbird as well. Stay tuned; I'm sure the results will end up here. Clif,

I can discuss options, but I’ll have to rely upon readers to give you any real-world experience.

Ron,

Anything else? :)

Ben,

I haven’t seen the Altor Virtual Firewall stuff yet. So far, I like the VNSA, but it’s still pretty early. I have a meeting scheduled with Montego week after next, and I need to take a closer look at Catbird as well. Stay tuned; I’m sure the results will end up here.

]]> By: Ben http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36902 Ben Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:34:12 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36902 I'm really interested to see the capabilities of Altor's new Virtual Firewall and how it compares with other products that are similar. Montego Networks has just announced a new V-Switch with a firewall, and TBD Networks is coming out with a Virtual Firewall that appears to have a lot of great capabilities. I’m really interested to see the capabilities of Altor’s new Virtual Firewall and how it compares with other products that are similar. Montego Networks has just announced a new V-Switch with a firewall, and TBD Networks is coming out with a Virtual Firewall that appears to have a lot of great capabilities.

]]> By: ron terren http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36870 ron terren Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:12:17 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36870 scott, as the monty python show would say....and now for something completely different... how about a how to on on creating a captive portal radius server for wifidog or coovaAP www.coova.org , since their support and documentation is abysmal. Or you could just put on that magical mr. wizard hat of yours and design your own captive portal solution with cebtralized user management and accounting using windows radius, and linksys routers. tx, ron ps I am eager to see if there is anything new in ad integration land ;) scott,

as the monty python show would say….and now for something completely different…

how about a how to on on creating a captive portal radius server for wifidog or coovaAP http://www.coova.org , since their support and documentation is abysmal.

Or you could just put on that magical mr. wizard hat of yours and design your own captive portal solution with cebtralized user management and accounting using windows radius, and linksys routers.

tx,

ron

ps I am eager to see if there is anything new in ad integration land ;)

]]> By: Clif Smith http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36863 Clif Smith Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:13:52 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/04/03/articles-in-progress/#comment-36863 Regarding AD integration, I'd be interested in possible third-party clients that handle this. I'm in a heterogenous shop (AIX/HPUX/Linux/Solaris/Windows) and trying to come up with the secret sauce has grown tiresome. I know there's options out there, but I'd like to hear about people's experiences. Regarding AD integration, I’d be interested in possible third-party clients that handle this. I’m in a heterogenous shop (AIX/HPUX/Linux/Solaris/Windows) and trying to come up with the secret sauce has grown tiresome. I know there’s options out there, but I’d like to hear about people’s experiences.

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