Re: Looking for a good firwall?

From: Martin Eckeroth (martin@eckeroth.dk)
Date: 05/03/02 

From: "Martin Eckeroth" <martin@eckeroth.dk>
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 09:54:01 +0200

Don't use Microsoft ISA. unless u REALY need it. I rather slow and not very
flexbile. I you are looking for af sw only try looking at ASTARO.

Martin Eckeroth
MCSP+I, CCIE

"Lewis Gordon Pringle, Jr." <lewis@sophists.com> wrote in message
news:a11smp$siv@dispatch.concentric.net...
> I setup a Linux box a few years ago as a firewall, and its worked OK.
> But now its giving me troubles, and I'm looking for something simpler to
> administer. I've searced the web, and the best one I've found so far would
> APPEAR to be the "Watchgaurd" http://www.watchguard.com/ .
>
> Next in line was the RoboX (www.gta.com).
>
> Also, I'm considering setting up ISA (from Microsoft) on a Win2k
Server.
>
> I'm interested in hearing what you folks think would be best.
>
> My particular needs/concerns are:
>
> o Not too expensive (say up to 2K, but cheaper is better)
> o Small home office (typically one user, but sometimes up to 5 or
10)
> o Quick and easy to setup and maintain. I don't want to have to
look
> for manuals a year from now when something goes wrong and it needs fixing.
> Probably this implies a simple web-based UI.
> o Small box. I have enough PCs around. I don't want any more big
> boxes with noisy fans.
> o Good security (I'm not paranoid - but at least enough to block
> common problems)
> o VPN support. This is for a home office. I want to be able to
tunnel
> out of my home office to client offices. AND - I want to be able to tunnel
> BACK from those client offices to my home office (I never got that last
> peice setup and working on my old Linux solution).
>
> What do you folks recomend? Thanx.
>
> Lewis.
>
>
>

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