Don't look for a new firewall right now. Do figure out why the response is so crappy after having been fine for so long.
I take that as a signal that something has drastically changed in your environment. Can you characterize your current traffic? In particular, look for indications that you're emitting and/or receiving lots of really tiny packets. This might look like not much bandwidth is being consumed, but can drive *any* firewall to its knees. Kurt On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 14:14, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > Good Afternoon, list members. > > I would like to know what are some of your recommendations for a > Router/Firewall. Some info of our current situation: > > We currently use a Linux-based firewall (ClearOS for those curios). It has > served us well over the years. Very recently, it has begun to inexplicably > slow down passed network traffic. Ping times go up to 1000-4000ms, while load > seems to be near zero. Reboot resolve this issue, but the problem can come > back within a few hours. > > I have called the vendor, and I was able to get their tech support (for $180, > no less). The first tier support tech is stumped, and he's going to get his > level 2 tech involved. Here's the kicker: He will be in touch with me "by the > end of the week." My boss and I have decided that we no longer are interested > in something if we can't get support when we need it. > > The network requirements for the firewall/router are simple: a 100mbit > ethernet WAN and a 100mbit ethernet LAN. Standard NAT and port forwarding > required. All other features are _not_ required, but are gravy. > > We need something that is fairly easy to administer. Anything with a decent > web console will likely do. We have about 1000 computers on our network, but > actual concurrent sessions through the firewall will likely be 5,000-10,000. > > I look forward to see what else people are using. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
