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Rob-J
Mar 15, 2004, 9:52:27 AM3/15/04
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We currently have a watchguard II which has sadly come to end of life. I am
now looking into a new firewall. I would appreciate any feedback and
comments on other firewalls. I am currently looking at the following:
now looking into a new firewall. I would appreciate any feedback and
comments on other firewalls. I am currently looking at the following:
Watchguard X700
Cisco PIX 501
Cisco PIX 515E
SonicWALL PRO 2040
We currently have a WAN using point to point, about 100 users, citrix
server, two local web servers, and an SMTP email server.
Does anyone have any comments on the firewalls listed? We do not use VPN but
I do want to have control over internet content filtering.and possibly spam
blocking. I want to purchase a firewall which is newer, not one a couple of
years old.
Thanks in advance!
Drew Cutter
Mar 15, 2004, 10:27:13 AM3/15/04
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Cisco 515E is very popular.
Drew Cutter
Mar 15, 2004, 10:35:42 AM3/15/04
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Not sure if this is what your looking for . Deep scanning >
http://www.eweek.com/print_article/0,1761,a=118988,00.asp
http://www.eweek.com/print_article/0,1761,a=118988,00.asp
Rob-J
Mar 15, 2004, 11:00:42 AM3/15/04
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I have some experience with cisco. They like to make the interface as unuser
freindly as humanly possible. Is that the case with the 515? I like a nice
easy to use GUI.
freindly as humanly possible. Is that the case with the 515? I like a nice
easy to use GUI.
Drew Cutter
Mar 15, 2004, 2:28:00 PM3/15/04
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You will need a web server to configure your firewall and manage .
Almost a standard these days. You can't see get away from a web server
as part of the equation. Everything has php web interface. Not sure on
515. Have you thought of netscreen ?
Almost a standard these days. You can't see get away from a web server
as part of the equation. Everything has php web interface. Not sure on
515. Have you thought of netscreen ?
adf
Mar 15, 2004, 7:38:23 PM3/15/04
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long ago it was the the case that even with the GUI (some Java thing), you'd
want to use the command line. It was that bad.
want to use the command line. It was that bad.
my last experience with the PIX was about 14 mos. ago, and at that time i
had switched over to the GUI exclusively. I actually liked it -- it's quite
slick & very easy to use. Plus the change from the conduit syntax to
access-list makes it much easier to configure with the GUI than with the
command line...
Drew Cutter
Mar 16, 2004, 8:39:54 AM3/16/04
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fwbuilder support cisco pix firewall . http://www.fwbuilder.org . Not
bad interface.
bad interface.
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