Greg,
Sumit is correct, the official you'll-see-it-on-the-test answer is 50
firewall modules. However...
Are you going to be managing just FW-1 or will you also, as most instances
entail, also managing VPN-1, maybe Floodgate, with the occasional RealSecure
management software thrown on the same machine for good measure! Will you be
putting up one or two "bricks" per site, I typically am seeing two with a
crossover cable for state info and either high availability software(ugggh)
or an OPSEC approved layer 4 type load sharing solution(Yeahh). As an aside,
I like the Alteon 184 as it is the only box I've seen that does load
sharing, allows selectable 10/100/1000 ports, and supports rmon, port
mirroring for IDS along with EtherChannel port output to a Cisco
router/switch.
Two per site adds up quickly, and with the number of sites you are talking
you might want to look into Provider-1. If your are under 50 bricks, your
deciding factor might be how much processing capability exists or you are
willing buy to put into your Management Station(s), and the speed of its NIC
and network connection if you will be hitting them over the net using a GUI
client. hope this helps.
Good luck,
Paul Secrest, RCDD CCSE
CTO World I.T. Solutions, LLC
Washington, D.C.
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