Jeffrey would not recommend any (rebranded) Linksys routers. We have had two clients that insisted on using Linksys routers, and it took many hours to work out all the problems with them (one was an office of four people, and the other was an organization of 25 people). Among other things, the VPN capability is terrible, and took two days and assistance from Linksys to even reach a point where it was barely usable.
The second client (who needed the VPN capability) installed a Sonic firewall (with VPN capability) and has been very happy with that. The Linksys routers are now being used solely as wireless access points, and even being used just as WAPs, they can be somewhat temperamental. The true Cisco routers (PIX and ASA) are solid devices, although Jeffrey has had limited experience with them, and they do require another level of competency to configure. Sincerely, Jeffrey and Mary Jane Harris VIPCS _____ From: RS [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 3:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Small/Mid Firewall? Have a gander at the Cisco (used to be Linksys-branded) RV042, RV082 and RV016. On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Ben Schorr <b...@rolandschorr.com> wrote: What's everybody recommending these days for the small/mid-sized firewall? I have a client with about 75 users scattered across three locations. They've been using a SnapGear SG580 at their central location but it died this morning. Needs: * IPSEC & PPTP (or L2TP) VPN support * Dual WAN capability with load-balance/failover. * Preferably under $800 We looked at the NetGear ProSafe line but were wondering if there's anything better? Not a huge fan of SonicWall and their "pay per user" model. Ben M. Schorr Chief Executive Officer ______________________________________________ Roland Schorr & Tower - Flagstaff Office 2700 S. Woodlands Village Blvd. Suite 300-371 Flagstaff, AZ 86001 928-377-5630 Fax: 808-533-3677 www.rolandschorr.com <http://www.rolandschorr.com/> b...@rolandschorr.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> <sacore:empty.gif> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
