I'll reiterate the Fortigate family of devices... -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 4:06 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/> ~
