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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