Mccormack, Andrew wrote:
> I have about 8 servers in my department that I want to protect using a
> hardware firewall.   The department needs a hardware firewall priced between
> 700-1000, maybe a little more.
>
> Does anyone use a hardware firewall?  Which ones do you recommend?

Any other criteria other than price?  i.e. number of interfaces,
interface speed, total throughput, stateful inspection, bridging/routing
  modes, etc.

Ultimately all firewalls are software, but for an "appliance" based
firewall, I like Juniper's Netscreen products.  They have enterprise
features at a reasonable cost (in comparison to others).  For GUI users,
the administration interface is fairly intuitive and easy to use.  I
prefer the CLI, which works reasonably well.

dpk