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Where is V18 at?

rfcat_vk

Hi,

this request for an update on progress is for those of us that do not have access top partners/resllers.

Would some-one in the know who is allowed to provide progress on v18 please add to this thread.

I am not after guesses or conjecture, but real timelines (give or take a month).

Ian



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  • 0 in reply to BLS

    BLS said:

     

    That's quite often because you can't - most large enterprises use active directory, which requires a hefty integration with DHCP and DNS.

    That is most often not the reason. Look, I don't want to sound like a smart ass, but as a freelancer I've been working for quite a lot of large scale enterprises and carriers for the better part of the past 20 years. More than I can count. And it is just common sense there to not "misuse" firewalls for anything other than firewalling (in broader terms). Because they can't is one of the reasons, but certainly not the most common one. The most common reason is actually that they have the resources to be able to design their networks and services properly. Single points of failure are usually avoided at all cost.

    Even if they are heavy Microsoft shops they tend to use dedicated IP services tools (IPAM) for DNS and DHCP, stuff like Infoblox, Cisco Prime, Bluecat, QIP or even BIND (yikes). 

     

    The point here is that the device is capable should it be required, but can be disabled if not - so suits large and SMEs

     

     
    I never said that Sophos firewalls aren't suitable for large enterprises. That was entirely not the point. 
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    cryptochrome said:

      Single points of failure are usually avoided at all cost.

    Hence why you would configure the devices as a pair in HA mode - as stated before, there is no wrong or right answer DNS on a firewall appliance or not...20 years ago then yes I would agree with you, but today with the way technology and system level protection has gone, then it's not so much of an issue.

    Same as running a virtual firewall, a DNS and a DHCP server on ESXi - a well known manufacturer does the same thing but under their control, they have the OS, which then sandboxes the relevant components as not to interfere with each other, and not to cause any issues - and when in HA mode these components can run active-active and fail between each of them.