Just a quick .02 from a short termer with Sonicwall. I replaced one CheckPoint Sofaware box at a client's main location two weeks ago and set up site to site VPNs with the remote sites still running the Checkpoint boxes. That weekend I had issues (mostly my own inexperience with the product) and opened a case. The same Saturday night their support (Sonicwall) called me and helped me fix it.
However, during the following week we were experiencing drops between the Sonic box and the remote checkpoint sites. I did leave the checkpoint box up at the main site and created 2ndary tunnels to each site just in case. There weren't any drops from checkpoint to checkpoint. I opened a new case with Sonicwall to see what else I may be doing wrong, but have yet to hear back. So bottom line, my short term experience is that their support is hit or miss (50/50). We have the premium support for a year. The box is very complex/capable from what I've seen so far though. I had planned to just go Sonicwall across the board as we can get the client to allocate the close to $700 per box for the remaining 3 sites so the drops may not be an issue if we are all on the same platform. My final comment on this is that these boxes should still be able to communicate without performance impacts or issues, regardless of vendor, as long as we set them up right. Hope that helps! Don K ________________________________ From: Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com> To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Sent: Tue, June 1, 2010 5:34:52 PM Subject: Re: PIX replacement If you're already using SonicWalls elsewhere, and are comfortable with them, then there are probably a valid option for you. I'm a fan of Fortigate for these types of situations, as I was a fan of Netscreen (before Juniper complicated them... ) -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 5:55 PM, mqcarp <mqcarpen...@gmail.com> wrote: I have never heard of the 5505. I think they always have pushed the >monstrosity on us. What are the size limitations/expectations for that >unit? I will go google it. > >We have several Sonicwalls in two other sites and have never had >issues with them. They are not completely feature rich but offer IDS >capability for a cheap price. Just never considered it for the main >office to date. > > >On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 3:59 PM, N Parr <npar...@mortonind.com> wrote: >> Ditto, using a couple here. SSL VPN, RDP, Hardware VPN to remote site. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Thomas Mullins [mailto:tsmull...@wise.k12.va.us] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 3:32 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: PIX replacement >> >> I would vote for the ASA, >> >> For small offices, the ASA 5505 runs about $370. The "maintenance >> agreement" is only $70 a year, and allows you tech support for setup >> issues and next day replacement. >> >> The 5505 has some very nice features, especially for VOIP. >> >> The higher end ASA appliances get pricey. But the 5505 has similar >> features as the higher end models. >> >> Shane >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mqcarp [mailto:mqcarpen...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 3:35 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: PIX replacement >> >> PIX is at end of life and Cisco is pushing ASA. This product is overkill >> for smaller companies. Has anyone else replaced or implemented Sonicwall >> instead? One of our vendors is touting it and we are considering it. >> >> ~ 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/> ~ >> >> >> ~ 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/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
