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RE: Netscreen 50
From: "Bill Jaeger" <wlj () interNook net>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 16:23:37 -0500
Hi Malcolm, Unfortunately, I can't comment on the NetScreen as compared to the other firewalls. However, I wanted to point out that the GNAT Box firewalls are not limited to "office" applications. The higher end models (GB-Flash and GB-1000) may well meet your needs. Pricing is quite attractive, too. I believe that the list price on the GB-Flash is $1500 USD and the GB-1000 is $2700 USD. The GB-1000 is a 1RU appliance with 4x100Mbps Ethernet interfaces and an Intel Celeron 500MHz processor. The GB-Flash allows you to deploy the firewall on whatever Intel-based hardware platform you choose. You can find out more information at http://www.gnatbox.com . I've been using a GB-1000 for about 1.25 years to segregate 4 different 100Mbps full duplex network segments with a fairly rigid rule set. In doing so, I haven't noticed any significant performance degradation. I suspect that if it works OK in my environment, it should work OK in yours (but be sure to verify! ;) BTW, I have no relationship to GTA (the company that makes the GNAT Box) other than as a reasonably satisfied customer. Please let me know if you'd like additional info. -Bill
-----Original Message----- From: firewall-wizards-admin () nfr com [mailto:firewall-wizards-admin () nfr com]On Behalf Of Malcolm Joosse Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 8:51 PM To: firewall-wizards () nfr com Subject: [fw-wiz] Netscreen 50 Hello All, I am new to this list, I tried searching the archives to find this info. We are a medium sized ISP in Australia. We run a Full 45Mb DS3 link. We are/were running Watchguard Firebox 2 and have found that since we upgraded the DS3 link to the full 45Mb our Firebox is having a hard time with all the traffic. While I cannot complain about the Watchguard products, we thought we would ask around about different firewall options. I have received many suggestions from my peers about different solutions. We were looking at: Watchguard Firebox 2500 - Seems like a office firewall and not a ISP firewall - Good pricing Cisco PIX - good product, VERY $$$$$ - out of our budget Netscreen 50 - Good features and good pricing - Top of the list *NIX/IPtables - To fiddley and hard to find admins GNAT - More suitable for a office enviroment ????? any other suggestions ? The Cost is a major part of this new purchase. I do not want to spend more than USD$10,000.00 as I have seen many products in this price range. We have been offered a netscreen 50 for evaluation, but as time is critical, I thought I would ask about the Netscreen to get a insight and avoid wasting time on testing something that is not suitable. Regards Malcolm Joosse Hotline Support (Total IT Solutions) _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () nfr com http://list.nfr.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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- Netscreen 50 Malcolm Joosse (Feb 18)
- Re: Netscreen 50 Barney Wolff (Feb 18)
- RE: Netscreen 50 Bill Jaeger (Feb 18)
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