Sorry about the delay. This client is a law firm and I recently got them PCI compliant. I would like filtering and IDS if possible, but bigger emphasis is plug and forget - I bill these guys for perhaps 20 hours of work/year, so I don't want to spend 3-4hours configuring something if I don't really have to (however, they have never had any issue with time/expenses I can justify).
The Internet connection is some ADSL-type (download is something like 2Mbps, upload is paltry 512K or something). Their web server is in-house and not hosted elsewhere. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 3:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Firewall for small biz On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:43 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a 17-user client (one SBS server, same one discussed with the PE840) > with a 5+yr old SonicWALL SOHO firewall and I believe it's time to upgrade > them to something more current. They used to VPN but have found SBS remote > access much faster. > > What kinds of things should I look for in a new workgroup firewall? It really depends on what you're looking to have it do, and the expected load. Say it's a typical consumer Internet connection (cable, DSL, etc.), and all they're doing is web surfing and email and remote access, and they're using SBS to remote in, and they're not looking for any kind of filtering, deep inspection, intrusion detection, etc. In that case, you could use an old PC running "free" firewall "appliance" software like IPcop, pfsense, etc. Or a SOHO gateway running third-party firmware like DD-WRT. If you're looking for more advanced features... tell us what you're looking for. :-) -- Ben ~ 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/> ~
