Well, first thing to understand is that Sonicwall is transparent bridge not a router.
This means that you will have to think differently with Sonicwall when you are making your routing considerations. Sonicwall is capable of generating ICMP redirect messages which is somehow called routing but this was (is?) limited to c-class networks which might be a pain in some situations. If you are using VPN's you should reconsider of using Sonicwall (it is compatible with FW-1 but configuration/troubleshooting is a lot easier when you have identical software in both ends) And of course you will lose capability of centralized management of all your firewalls. Sonicwall uses web-based interface for configuration/log browsing. Sonicwall is a simple device which is more capable to do things that it is supposed to do than FW-1 but sometimes this is not enough. So consider your requirements for firewall and then see if Sonicwall will fullfill those. I think that Sonicwall has SOHO3 models allready out which pack little bit more punch than earlier models and might have something else interesting too (I don't know), so if you end up choosing Sonicwall why not take the newest model. rgds, Harri Firewall-1 is a software which is capable of doing almost anything but sometimes you will have to create incredible kludges to make things work. (personal opinion) > -----Original Message----- > From: ext Frederic Lemoine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 09 January, 2002 09:31 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Sonicwall Soho2 > > > Hello, > > One of our small subsidiary needs to install a firewall. We > use to work > with Checkpoint products but this subsidiary has been contacted by a > local Sonicwall distributor. They try to sell them a Sonicwall Soho2. > > We have no knowledge of this product, and I am wondering how > it compares > to FW-1 or other products. > > I would be please to receive your comments about Sonicwall. > > Thanks. > > F. > _______________________________________________ > Firewalls mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls > _______________________________________________ Firewalls mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls
