Re: Juniper Firewalls

[John Kemp <kemp () NETWORK-SERVICES UOREGON EDU>]

Clark, Joseph K wrote:
> How many segments?
> 3-4 Segments
>
> Transparent or routed
> Still testing both methods to determine what will be the best fit for
> our environment. I am currently leaning toward routed due to the load
> balancing option.

Yes, definitely.

> From a management standpoint, it becomes a bear
to even identify machine locations when you have
that many segments and you are transparent.

The other place it gets you is VPN termination.
Some of it you can't do, and in general it gets
much harder if you are transparent.

2 cents.

/jgk