Re: [FW-1] VPN appliance for remote office

[Firewall-1 (Joe Voisin)]

Title: Nokia and log manipulation

I have been using sonicwall Tele2 appliances to connect to my FW1 4.1 SP5 firewall..  It works great although I am only using Manual IPSec at the moment.  I am told that using IKE is also possible and that it works find too.   You can't beat the price.. 484USD for a 5 User Firewall Appliance.  Perfect for my regional sales offices all over the world.  There are even bigger units that have higher user licenses.   I was looking at the PDS2100 appliance at one point, but the cost was very restrictive.   Joe     ====================================================================== Joseph Voisin, Systems and Network Administrator, Engel Canada Inc. www.engelmachinery.com | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (519)836-0220 x436  ======================================================================   -----Original Message----- From: Nick Ellenden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 10:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [FW-1] VPN appliance for remote office   Hi,   I would also recommend that you have a look at Nokia's IP series appliances, the lower end ones are very good value for money, or the Nokia VPN series products which are really great value for money and go like a dream.     Bestest,   nick -----Original Message----- From: Mailing list for discussion of Firewall-1 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Durwin Brown Sent: 23 October 2001 15:00 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [FW-1] VPN appliance for remote office Hi Folks,   I'm considering implementing a VPN as an alternative to international ISDN dialup routers we currently use.   My applications are basically Windows Terminal Services (No Citrix at the moment) plus LPR for printing to JetDirect type print servers.   I was thinking of using some sort of VPN appliance to handle encryption at remote offices, not least because I can't load SecureClient onto a printer device. Options presented to me include Intel, Lucent, GnatsBox, Sonicwall, PDS and Cisco. We currently have FW4.1 (no VPN) as our central firewall but I might dump it in favour of something cheaper - it seems overkill for our internet usage and we have no significant in-house skills. Right now it looks like the smart money is on Cisco.   Does anyone out there have experience of running these devices, either in terms of the approach / configuration and/or specific hardware?   Any contributions most appreciated.   Regards, Durwin Brown Business Planning & IT Manager  Canford Audio Plc United Kingdom