I am actually the opposite. Sonicwalls drive me crazy..I like the software to be able to manipulate as I need and then save or update. The caviat is that each site either needs to stay updated so I have one console to update and manage, or I have to remote into each site and use its current version to update their firewall. I keep all the versions handy in either event. I am not fond of their soho units at all. But the E versions and Fireware are fast and do everything we need with zero lockups.
From: Jay Dale [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 3:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Watchguard appliances I used both Enterprise and SoHo firewalls, and was frustrated with both. Now strictly use Sonicwalls. Jay Dale I.T. Manager, 3GiG Mobile: 713.299.2541 Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and/or privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination or copying of this e-mail and attachments, if any, or the information contained herein, is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. From: Jeff Brown [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 12:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Watchguard appliances oh, yeah, rolling the upgrades off the firewalls was never suggested by their support team. they were always 100% sure that wasn't the problem, even after the 2nd or 3rd time. Like we were the only people who ever had that problem. On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Jeff Brown <[email protected]> wrote: 6+ years since we went through our "mess" with Watchguard, I'm still not completely over it, so I'll be happy to share. We had 5 units, 2 mid to large size firewalls and 3 SOHO devices. We never had any issues with the larger boxes, but every time we applied any kind of upgrade(CALS or VPN licenses) to one of the SOHO units it would crap out the whole network. Took lots of time to trace down because problems did not happen immediately... we chased our tails for hours several times and every time we rolled the firewalls back the issues went away. No logical connection between the firewall changes and the problems it caused. VERY frustrating. Switched to fortinet and have no regrets. On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Phillip Partipilo <[email protected]> wrote: Curious to hear of experiences with their appliances and support, as well as comparisons with competing products. I am ready to throw this thing off the roof, along with Pavel Checkov from the support department. Phillip Partipilo Parametric Solutions Inc. Jupiter, Florida (561) 747-6107 THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE SENDER. THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE ADDRESSEE ONLY. ANY OTHER INTERCEPTION, COPYING, ACCESSING, OR DISCLOSURE OF THIS MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SENDER AND DELETE THIS MAIL AND ALL ATTACHMENTS. DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SENDER. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
