+1 on the ASA here, too.
From: Jon Harris [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 6:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Firewall/Router recommendations +1 on the ASA no experience with NetScreen Jon On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: I would look to Cisco ASA or Juniper/Netscreen Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 5:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Firewall/Router recommendations 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 ~ 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
