[c-nsp] Telnet FROM a PIX Appliance?

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Varriale [mailto:tvarriale at comcast.net]
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 7:50 PM
> To: Ted Mittelstaedt
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Telnet FROM a PIX Appliance?
> 
> 
> It's fairly well known by people that have been fortunate to been around 
> Cisco that long and/or that know a little PIXen history that the OS was 
> called Finesse.
>
> It was a custom built OS and AFAIK has had no stage performances in any 
> other devices.
> 

Well, actually

Cisco's LocalDirector, the "industries first load balancer"

> But, don't take my word for it.  I'm sure the NTI guys are still 
> around out 
> west somewhere.
> 

Once the atual OS name was supplied, digging up information
about it proved simple:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/brantleycoile

> I think your Windows similiarity stretch is incredible creepy.  I 
> feel like 
> I'm getting hoaxed into a pyramid scheme for some reason.
>

:-)  Cisco Corp. is a pyramid scheme. ;-)

Ted