It would be more accurate to state that the Nokia appliance incorporates an
HA solution for Check Point VPN-1. This is the Virtual Router Redundancy
Protocol (VRRP).
VRRP does not provide a load balancing configuration, although you can use
it in a creative configuration to setup a static load distribution scenario.
VRRP brings into existence a virtual router. Check Point VPN-1 has a Gateway
Cluster object which brings into existence a virtual firewall. You can
assign this object the IP Address associated with the virtual router and
setup HA for VPN.
Your diagram is a little confusing to me. I am not sure of the number of
firewalls between LAN1 and LAN2. It is appears that you wish to establish a
VPN between two Check Point VPN-1 platforms and that this VPN has to pass
through a single Nokia Appliance platform. Also, you ask if there could be
problems at 250 Mega-BYTES per second. I think you meant Mega-BITS per
second. (Is that correct?).
Jerald Josephs
Regional Technical Manager - Sales Engineering
Americas - West
Nokia Internet Communications
-----Original Message-----
From: jf_at_gmx.de [mailto:jf_at_gmx.de]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 3:44 AM
To: firewall-wizards_at_nfr.com
Subject: [fw-wiz] nokia/checkpoint
hi everybody,
Our Chief- Technician has decided to buy a Nokia/checkpoint High-
availability Cluster. As far as I've gotten it, the nokia acts as sort of
loadbalancer for the checkpoints.
LAN1 |---Checkpoint---Nokia----Checkpoint-----|LAN2
|--------------------VPN-----------------|
Are there any known drawbacks /pitfalls /whatever when operating these
devices with network -loads > 250MBps ?
BTW I want to thank lspitz_at_enteract.com who pointed out the checkpoints'
behaviour in a detailed way.
Comments / hints/ whitepapers / exprience are highly welcome
TNX, jf
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