On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Jim S. Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm in the process of reviewing our firewall for possible conversion to > another system. > > While we have been quite happy with the service our Checkpoint Firewall has > provided over the years, the continued maintenance price increases leave me > wondering if I'm getting a good value for the cost. > > While never having issues with breaches and the like is priceless, I thought > I'd see what firewall systems other people use and which ones they are happy > with. > > Other than supporting some mobile and remote users via VPN, a DMZ with > internet accessible servers and the ability to support a future remote > office, our needs are fairly modest. > > Any comments would be welcome. > > Jim Walters > SPEC Services, Inc.
I'm quite happy with our Secure Computing Sidewinders. They rock. If I were to go Open Source, I'd consider using FreeBSD running PF and OpenVPN. Unfortunately, SSLExplorer went commercial after being GPL, so I consider it abandonware, though the source is available on sourceforge. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
