+1 on the SonicWALL. My only question, if you're going to try 2 TZ180's talking to each other (the easiest to implement), is would the one at your HQ have to have an unlimited license (usually they are licensed per node on the network...I think 10, 25, unlimited). The unlimited version should run you less than $600.
Also, I don't know what you mean by SMB shares over the VPN "working well"...they'll work with a site-to-site SonicWALL IPSec Solution, but it can be painful if your branch is on a T1/partial T. If it were me, I would have to drop $100 on two Linksys WRT-54GLs and try: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/OpenVPN_-_Site-to-Site_Bridged_VPN_ Between_Two_Routers I've had lots of luck with dd-wrt in other scenarios, and you could double your purchase and have redundant backups as easy and re-flashing an image (I'm assuming the VPN doesn't add complications with that). -Derek -----Original Message----- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Site to Site VPN... What works? SonicWALL TZ 180 - US $340 via NewEgg Cisco 851 - US $250 (not for the faint of heart, IMO the web interface is worthless) Cisco 1711 - under US $100 on eBay - again, not for the faint of heart Old PIII PC with 2 NICs and m0n0wall Matthew W. Ross wrote: > 1. Cheap, as in less than $1000. 2. Easy to use. Somebody with basic > routing knowledge should be able to configure it. 3. Reliable. Works > well with all kinds of traffic. Doesn't drop connections often, maybe > tries to re-establish when connection is lost. SMB shares over the > VPN work well. Maybe even a VOIP user or two... -- Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Derek Lidbom Director of Technology and Interactive Development, Trone 336.812.2010 dlid...@trone.com http://www.trone.com/ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
