I would have to agree with Dean. They are extremely easy to manage and very
flexible. A nice and informative web interface and an easy to use command
line interface.
Here is how the command line works:
http://downgrade.org/2007/05/23/juniper-netscreen-policy-configuration-cheat
-sheet/
It's also a bit of a 'standard' on campus.
--
Bryan Murphy // CISSP, MCP
http://downgrade.org
On 6/26/07 8:22 PM, "Dean R Olson III" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Orion,
>
> I'd recommend the Netscreen 5GT. This should fit your budget just fine.
>
> http://www.juniper.net/products_and_services/firewall_slash_ipsec_vpn/netscr
> een_5_series/
>
> Dean
>
>
> Orion Smith writes:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am looking for suggestions for a sub-$600 hardware firewall solution. I'm
>> primarily a developer but am also responsible for our server (the one-man IT
>> department). I am not a network-head; at one point I tried to homebrew a
>> Linux box for this purpose and a week later just had a big headache. I
>> would thus prefer something easy to manage, that I can forget about unless
>> there's a problem and then it tells me there's a problem and gives me tools
>> I can understand to investigate. We need to use multiple-IP NAT (multiple
>> outside addresses, mapped to a handful of inside computers with some inside
>> computers using multiple outside addresses), also good server routing tables
>> so I can send people looking for our websites to the right destinations. I
>> had been interested in the Chilibox until my boss found some
>> less-than-stellar reviews of the product. I'm willing to sacrifice
>> flexibility and even some performance for peace of mind and ease of
>> management. Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>
>> -Orion
>>
>> |Orion A Smith, REACH Technology Coordinator|
>> |457 Erickson Hall, MSU (517)432-4022|
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