We are currently reviewing our firewall and have come down to the following
choices:
PIX 515
Sonicwall Pro-VX
Checkpoint FW-1 on a Nokia Appliance
Enternet 5.1
We are looking for a solution that provides connection to the internet via a
256k frame link, provides a DMZ and longer term allows us to have VPN
connections. The firewall will be serving about 100 users and as always the
choice will be dependant on price.
The Cisco PIX 515 is reasonably cheap for us being a Cisco reseller and does
provide us with an upgrade path for the device. Configuration would not be
as easy due to having to use CLI, but I believe there is a GUI for
administrating the firewall at extra cost. It does provide VPN at an extra
cost and has got a high through put. Support is available 24 x 7 at extra
cost and is normally very good.
The FW-1 solution from our research seems the easiest to use and has good
support from many lists, the companies support (Checkpoint) seems to be very
lacking. Though I believe we would actually be supported by Nokia.
The Sonicwall Pro-VX is one of the cheaper solutions and provides all we are
looking for as well as an acclerator card for VPN connections. Free firmware
downloads. Though the performance throughput for VPN was poor in a recent
test.
I have only recently started looking at Enternet 5.1 and so far am quite
impressed. Provides support for up to 16 ethernet connections has very high
throughputs and provides VPN
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