+2 for Sonicwall - TZ190s here connected to a base 3060. On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Derek Lidbom <dlid...@trone.com> wrote:
> +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/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
