My problem with the way Sonicwall counts nodes. They seem to detect anything on the network not just Internet enabled devices, so my printers and switches get counted with my PC's.
Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Tolmachoff (Lists) Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: Need a Recommendation on a Really Good Firewall And your point is? PIX does the same thing. The reason behind the price levels is so that a small office with only 3 people does not have to pay a huge amount of money. VPN licensing has always been per user. However, the Enhanced OS (which you would get for WAN failover and LB) includes 10 VPN client licenses. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darin Cox > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] OT: Need a Recommendation on a Really Good Firewall > > TZ170 is licensed by the number of nodes that are behind the firewall. > http://www.sonicwall.com/products/tz170.html#num > > Pro2040 seems to remove some of that obstacle, but still licenses VPN on a > per-user basis. > http://www.sonicwall.com/products/pro2040.html#num > > Looks like the Pro1260 will meet Chris' BW requirements. > > Darin. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Tolmachoff (Lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 12:38 PM > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: Need a Recommendation on a Really Good > Firewall > > > Per user pricing for what? Are you talking about the AV add-ins? I do not > even recommend thoses. > > John Tolmachoff > Engineer/Consultant/Owner > eServices For You > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Darin Cox > > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:10 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] OT: Need a Recommendation on a Really Good > Firewall > > > > Only problem I have with SonicWalls is the per-user licensing. In larger > > environments I prefer the Cisco so I don't have to worry about how many > > users I have. > > > > While not as configurable as PIXes, the SonicWalls are solid overall, and > > generally a very good value. > > > > Darin. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Tolmachoff (Lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:59 AM > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: Need a Recommendation on a Really Good > > Firewall > > > > > > Sonicwalls. > > > > The Pro 2040 and above using Enhanced support not only unit fail over and > > load balancing but WAN fail over and load balancing as well. > > > > John Tolmachoff > > Engineer/Consultant/Owner > > eServices For You > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Ulrich > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:04 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [IMail Forum] OT: Need a Recommendation on a Really Good > Firewall > > > > > > We've been running a name-brand firewall for a while now. Over the last > > > couple of weeks, we've seen a loss of traffic, people having difficulty > > > connecting, etc. Traffic doesn't seem much higher, we've rebooted the > > heck > > > out of it, routers, etc.... > > > > > > We are upgrading our network (moving to a new facility) so it's probably > a > > > good time to upgrade anyway. I'm looking for something that can: > > > > > > 1. Be redundant (run 2 firewalls for failover) > > > 2. Full port controls, monitor active connections, etc. > > > 3. VPN > > > 4. Automatic DOS detection and blocking > > > 5. Load balancing between firewalls > > > 6. Internal load balancer functionality (if available) (ie. balance > > > traffic between 3 web servers) > > > > > > Price isn't the biggest factor; something solid, reliable and > bullet-proof > > > if the focus. Please don't recommend X app on a linux box. > > > Not to start a religious war, but we don't do any Linux, not interested > in > > > learning it, etc. Plug and play, baby. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
