Firewall

[Jon.Paris@xxxxxx]

1) What Firewall product do you use?

Sonicwall Pro (a firewall "appliance") it came highly recommended by a
mutual friend of ours.

2) How much did it cost?

The version we have was approx US$2,500

3) How satisfied are you with it?

Very - the only problem we have ever had with it was due to us not
realizing that it would be a good idea if it had a UPS connected!  It lost
it's programming when the power went out - but it fails safe so it was
never a problem.

It is somewhat limited in its logging, but still has way more than we need.
We just wanna keep the bad guys out! (and it has done very well judging
from the number of log entries we see).

4) How difficult was it to configure?

Trivial - even I can do it (and I know next to nothing about firewalls). It
is all browser based - you can test the interface on their web site
(www.sonicwall.com).  Their technical support has been terrific on the few
occasions when we've needed it.

The version we have (Pro) includes VPN support as part of the package and
includes a single PC license as well.  It has made connecting to my AS/400
on the road simple, safe and secure with minimal effort to set it up.

Another nice thing is that they have small SOHO versions that run exactly
the same way.  Susan and I will probably be installing one at home as soon
as we can work out how to make it work with the DSL modem.

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