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Which FW/VPN appliance?
From: Steve <steves_66 () yahoo com>
Date: 20 Nov 2002 19:36:54 -0000
All, I'm performing my first network installation for a small company that has 4 branch offices and a HQ office. Each branch location has approx 5-8 users, and HQ has approx 7-10 users. They will perform web surfing and the branch offices will need to VPN data back to HQ daily. Also, they have a couple traveling/home users that will need VPN access to HQ. They would like to leave room for growth to add additional users at each location and they'll be adding 2 branch offices soon. Total # of VPN tunnels fm each branch = 1, total for HQ = at least 8. They also need NAT and DHCP and FW. They're running Ethernet and TCP/IP on a Novell network. I am procuring broadband at each location (DSL or frac T1) and expect a static IP. Thus far, I'm considering three firewall/VPN solutions: 1. Netscreen 5XP (Branch) and the Netscreen 25 (HQ) 2. SonicWall SoHo3 (Branch) and the SonicWall Pro200 (HQ) 3. SnapGear SoHo+ (Branch) and the SnapGear Pro (HQ) Any thoughts to the product choices? tks, steve
Current thread:
- Which FW/VPN appliance? Steve (Nov 21)
- RE: Which FW/VPN appliance? Clint Harris (Nov 22)
- RE: Which FW/VPN appliance? Gordon Brandt (Nov 25)
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- Re: Which FW/VPN appliance? Sean Zadig (Nov 22)