Anoyone know a good vendor for stand alone hardware firewalls?
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wildwell
February 6, 2011 8:25:54 AM
wildwell
February 7, 2011 5:41:53 AM
mavroxur
February 7, 2011 1:53:39 PM
Some of the best in the business can be found at Barracuda Networks. Link is below:
http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/?L=en
http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/?L=en
mavroxur
February 7, 2011 3:59:06 PM
COLGeek said:
Some of the best in the business can be found at Barracuda Networks. Link is below:http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/?L=en
We use a Barracuda spam filter, but their firewall solution used to give us endless headaches, so we got rid of it.
mavroxur said:
We use a Barracuda spam filter, but their firewall solution used to give us endless headaches, so we got rid of it.Sorry for your troubles. When a previous organization of mine used them, we had a great experience with them, including pretty decent tech support when required.
Personally, if it were me (for the consideration of the OP), I would build my own Linux based firewall and save the time and money of dealing with any commercial solution. That way he can customize as much as desired. A stand-alone firewall really doesn't require a tremendous amount of processing horsepower. Something for the OP to think about.
wildwell
February 9, 2011 3:18:08 AM
Thank you for the suggestions. At least I have a place to get started.
Both companies offer a lot of choices. I'm kinda surprised so many models have completely different functions. At least from the Barracuda models, it looks like you can't get spam & virus protection, as well as VPN and firmware port securing in the same unit. Are there not any all-in-one models?
Some of my questions may best be answered by their sales techs.
Both companies offer a lot of choices. I'm kinda surprised so many models have completely different functions. At least from the Barracuda models, it looks like you can't get spam & virus protection, as well as VPN and firmware port securing in the same unit. Are there not any all-in-one models?
Some of my questions may best be answered by their sales techs.
Mekugi Ana
February 9, 2011 4:15:24 AM
If you're looking for all-in-one, you might look at an Astaro Security Gateway. They're easy to manage and combine several protection schemes into one box. They also have several capacity models so you can price the device for your needs.
I've personally deployed two Juniper firewalls at my offices. They're good, but not all together intuitive to configure. I didn't go with Astaro at the time because of the expense of deploying an all-in-one at a large office like mine.
I've got Sonicwall's anti-spam solution running on a Windows server in my office, and can vouch for their support being responsive. No experience with their firewalls or any of their hardware solutions.
The Juniper brings up a sideline subject. I'm going to guess that as a small business setup, you don't keep an IT Pro on staff. That makes an easy to configure firewall all the more important. Even so, it's also critical you take any configuration choices and changes seriously and try to consider the consequences to security of every setting. I can't tell you the number of stories I've heard of an improperly configured firewall leaving a gaping hole or causing network collisions. I'd suggest that whatever solutions you begin to consider, you ask to demo the product, either live on site or a web demo, so you can get an overview of it's capabilities and functions, and then have someone on staff trained on it's use. Most manufacturers have a training program to get you familiar with the device.
I've personally deployed two Juniper firewalls at my offices. They're good, but not all together intuitive to configure. I didn't go with Astaro at the time because of the expense of deploying an all-in-one at a large office like mine.
I've got Sonicwall's anti-spam solution running on a Windows server in my office, and can vouch for their support being responsive. No experience with their firewalls or any of their hardware solutions.
The Juniper brings up a sideline subject. I'm going to guess that as a small business setup, you don't keep an IT Pro on staff. That makes an easy to configure firewall all the more important. Even so, it's also critical you take any configuration choices and changes seriously and try to consider the consequences to security of every setting. I can't tell you the number of stories I've heard of an improperly configured firewall leaving a gaping hole or causing network collisions. I'd suggest that whatever solutions you begin to consider, you ask to demo the product, either live on site or a web demo, so you can get an overview of it's capabilities and functions, and then have someone on staff trained on it's use. Most manufacturers have a training program to get you familiar with the device.
kicsiburcsi
February 9, 2011 6:29:41 AM
If you want a low cost solution it might worth to have a look at IPCop which is designed for home and small businesses. It is free and you can install it on literally any old pc with a couple of inexpensive network cards.
We have it at work and it works fine for years and years.
Cheap and does the job...
We have it at work and it works fine for years and years.
Cheap and does the job...
kicsiburcsi
February 9, 2011 6:30:52 AM
MRFS
February 9, 2011 2:23:51 PM
anovak1976
March 4, 2011 7:14:51 PM
Mekugi Ana
March 4, 2011 7:22:01 PM
xai
September 29, 2011 7:56:24 PM
You REALLY need to look that the pfSense solutions sold by various vendors like http://netgate.com and /http://nexcom.com. These appliances are very fast and the software is excellent, easy to use, and well supported by various vendors like
* http://www.bsdperimeter.com/
* http://fortuitous.com
Look at Http://pfsense.org for more information.
* http://www.bsdperimeter.com/
* http://fortuitous.com
Look at Http://pfsense.org for more information.
pubnum
October 5, 2011 5:40:55 PM
Blue coat is what we use for firewall and proxy. www.bluecoat.com. If you're for a good vendor and a reputable appliance servicing your firewall needs, I suggest you avoid solutions that use community supported software like pfsense.
While I agree with xai's post above me that pfsense is a great application, I think the fact that the underlying software is community/open source product doesn't lend itself much support in a corporate environment.
While I agree with xai's post above me that pfsense is a great application, I think the fact that the underlying software is community/open source product doesn't lend itself much support in a corporate environment.
jakepf1
January 11, 2012 4:57:25 AM
have you tried firewall comodo is one of the greatest firewalls http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/
lilronj
February 20, 2012 1:14:19 AM
wildwell said:
Can anybody recommend reputable vendors for professional stand-alone hardware firewalls? Places with responsive, high quality support staff? Thanks!I agree with Sonic Wall interface is excellent and protection goes to the granular level, although depending on time of day support can be sketchy. "visual graffiti" distributes them and does an excellent job of their own support. I HIGHLY recommend.
Lilronj
punkrudeboy
February 27, 2012 5:10:19 AM
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