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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| >> [log in to unmask] >> >