I've used Watchguard for a LONG time, I like the product but the support sucks. Their management software development leaves a lot to be desired also. I'm looking at palo alto networks, the SSL decryption/re-encryption intrigues me, looking into encrypted traffic for threats is a big plus in my book. The interface looks pretty straight forward as well.
________________________________ From: Jim S. Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 4:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Firewall Recommendation Hello, we have a Checkpoint firewall that is coming up for maintenance renewal and the price is going up and up and finding qualified consultants to assist with upgrades is getting harder and harder. I'm very satisfied with the firewall itself, but feel it's time to review what other people are using. Our needs are simple, we have one office with 160 users now but expect to open other offices in the future. We have a dozen or so remote users who VPN in. We have a half dozen machines in the DMZ for various uses and use RSA for authentication. What firewall systems are you using and which would you buy if you had the opportunity to start fresh? Thanks Jim Walters ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
