[itdiscuss] Firewalls

[Jeffrey Thompson]

Actually I think an application gives you real time monitoring that  
can't be accomplished any other way.  I actually think that having the  
Watchguard Monitor and Admin as an application is a plus and not a  
negative.  I also would be curious to know what qualifies Watchguard  
as "one of the worst firewalls out there".

On Nov 12, 2008, at 10:33 AM, Kevin Brunson wrote:

> Wow, really?  Worst firewall out there?  Just because it has  
> separate management software or is there some operational reason?
>
>
> From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Derek Schwab
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:18 AM
> To: IT Discussion Forum
> Subject: Re: [itdiscuss] Firewalls
>
> Watchguard still works the same way. In my opinion, that has got to  
> be one of the worst firewalls out there.
>
> Sonicwall isn’t bad and I would say it’s great for a small office  
> environment. Sonicwall definitely doesn’t seem to be an enterprise- 
> ready device. I’ve been using them over 6 years at a previous job  
> and at some clients I do consulting work for now. I must say that  
> the stability and reliability leaves a lot to be desired.
>
> Juniper – Never personally used them, but know several people who  
> have and have heard good things.  Saw someone mention pricing on  
> Juniper - their pricing isn’t that bad – in the same neighborhood as  
> Sonicwall, actually a little cheaper last time I looked.
>
> I’m personally a big fan of the Cisco ASA series.  They are rock  
> solid, relatively easy to use, and one of the cheaper options out  
> there. If you compare the initial purchase price and yearly support  
> cost of an ASA 5510 to the other equivalent boxes from other vendors  
> (watchguard x700 or Sonicwall 3060), the Cisco is actually  
> SIGNIFICANTLY less expensive, which is just the opposite of what you  
> might expect from them.
>
> -Derek
>
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> ] On Behalf Of blloyd at buskercom.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:09 AM
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> Subject: Re: [itdiscuss] Firewalls
>
> I’m working to replace an old Watchguard that is no longer  
> supported.  The main thing I don’t like about it is that you have to  
> load software on a PC to manage the configuration.  I would much  
> rather just login to the device itself.  Have they changed that at  
> all?
>
>
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> From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org 
> ] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Thompson
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:58 AM
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> Subject: Re: [itdiscuss] Firewalls
>
> Watchguard has done well for network firewall and web filter for me.
>
> On Nov 12, 2008, at 9:32 AM, Lee, Jason wrote:
>
> I think I would disappoint those around CITRT (Mainly Justin Moore)  
> if I didn’t say Sonicwall’s lineup has been rock solid and cost  
> effective for us.
>
> - jason
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