Not Cheap.
Manny wrote:
Does anyone have an idea how much the locally-available firewall appliances are going for? Would you think these prices are reasonable? if not, would it be better to buy abroad and just bring it in through friends? What do you guys think?
Firewalls -- like the Cisco PIX firewall -- generally cost around 1M Php from local distributors and even if you buy it from abroad and bring it here, you're going to be spending around that amount. That is, if you buy it brand new.
And you can't buy these if you don't have at least (IIRC) a valid CCNA/CCSP certification.
I've got a possible client who's interested. I've brought up the idea of using Smoothwall, but they seem inclined towards a turnkey solution that's easy to administer. So they're looking at one of those rack-mounted thingies.
Easy administration of firewall appliances like what I've mentioned above, usually require intimate knowledge of the actual appliance. AFAIK there aren't a lot of turnkey firewall solutions that offer a web based interface, or a GUI client for administration.
As an aside issue, I'm apalled by the major use of TELNET as a console login mechanism for most (if not all) cisco appliances. Knowing Cisco and pushing for security solutions while using TELNET and non-secure serial console access is really a very big irony IMHO.
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