[Sidewinder] Sidewinder Firewall with VMware VI3

[Sidewinder moderated discussion list]

One of the reasons that Sidewinder adopted the appliance model was so 
they could focus on developing the drivers they need to a specific the 
platform.  The Sidewinder is licensed to the specific hardware as well.

Sidewinder moderated discussion list wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Sidewinder moderated discussion list
> <sidewinder at adeptech.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone know if Sidewinder is supported on VMware VI3?  If yes, is there any documentation also what version of Sidewinder you are using?
> 
> Last I checked, Sidewinder was only supported running directly on the
> hardware, not under a virtualization layer, and only when sold
> directly as an "appliance" by the vendor.
> 
> If Vi3 could not only emulate a Dell Poweredge but also provide a
> virtual MAC matching the real Dell hardware MAC, you might be able to
> get Sidewinder to run, but it would not be vendor supported.
> 
> Kevin
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