Brian, "The 515E will outperform any of the competitors you mentioned on a T-1 Internet connection."
The Cisco bundle with the VPN accelerator, added network cards and 3DES license (not including Smart Net) would easily be around $7K. The items Mike listed are more in the $3k range. The model mentioned is not a fair competitor. I cannot speak for the others, but based on the feedback of customers I think a Netscreen 25 would still compete extremely well against the higher priced unit especially if there is only a T1 worth of activity coming in. Joe Netscreen Fan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brian Ford Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 6:21 AM To: Mike Guadagnino Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Internet Firewall (Was: Firebox/SonicWall/Netscreen) Mike, I'd suggest looking at a Cisco 515E running either v6.1(2) or v6.2 PIX OS and PDM (PIX Device Manager) v1.0(2) or 2.0. Both are equipped with the on board new setup wizard. This greatly simplifies the install process. You should have the firewall installed and running in less than 20 minutes. Setting up mail and web servers is integrated into the setup process. PDM is the GUI for the PIX. It's a signed Java applet also on board the PIX. You can access it via a browser running SSL. You define what range of addresses are allowed to access PDM during setup. The earlier version 1 of PDM still requires that you use the command line interface to set up a few functions. PDM v2.0 just about completely removes the need to look at the command line. The 515E features an integrated VPN accelerator. The 515E will outperform any of the competitors you mentioned on a T-1 Internet connection. The Cisco VPN client runs on Windows 95 OSR2 and all later Microsoft Windows operating systems (98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP). We also have VPN clients for Mac 8, 9, and X. And a Linux client. We should have a Solaris client by late Summer. Our "VPN Dialer" is very easy to install and support. Something you may want to consider is failover. The PIX failover bundle solution is very reasonably priced (we don't charge you full price for a second PIX). I think you'll be pleased with Cisco TAC support. HTH. Liberty for All, Brian At 03:15 PM 2/20/2002 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:09:22 -0800 >From: "Mike Guadagnino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Firebox/SonicWall/Netscreen > >Hi there - > >After a fair amount of research I have narrowed my choices to these 3 >products: > >FireBox 1000 >SonicWall 200 >NetScreen 25 > >These were based on performance with a big emphasis on ease of use >(being a one man show here), for under $5000. I have about 300 clients >connected to the Internet on a T1. I will be hosting a mail and multiple >web servers (all with fairly low usage). Eventually about 50 of my users >will be given VPN access. > >Just looking for any insights or comments on any of these products. Or, >God forbid, any product I may have overlooked in this category. > >Thanks! >Mike _______________________________________________ Firewalls mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls _______________________________________________ Firewalls mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls
