![]() ![]() But that doesn't mean there is no longer use case for vwire mode. I havent seen many vwire deployment lately, but that is due to the fact that Palo Alto Networks now is the leader in the enterprise firewall space and is part of the 元 domain which negate the needs of using vwire mode. One can argue that Tap mode is the easiest and non-intrusive way of testing the firewall and I agree with that, but I won't go into Tap versus vwire discussion in this article. vwire provides a less risky deployment with the benefit of having the firewall inline to the traffic. From Palo Alto Networks official documentation, In a virtual wire deployment, you install a firewall transparently on a network segment by binding two firewall ports (interfaces) together. To convince someone ( or even myself ) to rip out my routing domain and install another 元 device which then I have to uninstall in a couple of weeks is a massive risk to the business. After you install Windows Virtual PC, start the virtual machine that is running Windows XP with SP3 or Windows Vista with SP1. ![]() At that time, not many people heard of Palo Alto Networks NGFW, and as you can imagine, every where we go, there is already a firewall/s installed on the network. When I joined Palo Alto Networks, vwire mode proven to be quite effective. Hen the founders of Palo Alto Networks started the company, Vwire mode came on the idea of how can they proof the value of this new 'Next Generation Firewall' without the need of re-architecting 元 domain and delaying the process.
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