RE: Firewalls - Ease of Use and Maintenance?

["Dennis Burgess" <dmburgess () linktechs net>]

Another alternative is RouterOS/MikroTik.  Plenty of high end solutions
and low end.   

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Dennis Burgess, Mikrotik Certified Trainer 
Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services
Office: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net
LIVE On-Line Mikrotik Training - Author of "Learn RouterOS"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: -Hammer- [mailto:bhmccie () gmail com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 5:32 PM
> To: nanog () nanog org
> Subject: Re: Firewalls - Ease of Use and Maintenance?
>
> You've worked with all the big dogs. What are you looking for?
> Alternative options?
>
> -Hammer-
>
> "I was a normal American nerd"
> -Jack Herer
>
>
>
> On 11/08/2011 05:06 PM, Jones, Barry wrote:
> > Hello all.
> > I am potentially looking at firewall products and wanted suggestions
as to
> the easiest firewalls to install, configure and maintain? I have a few
small
> networks ( 50 nodes at one site, 50 odd at another, and maybe 20 at
another.
> I have worked with Cisco Pix, ASA, Netscreen, and Checkpoint (Nokia),
and
> each have strong and not as strong features for ease of use. Like
everyone,
> I'm resource challenged and need an easy solution to stand up and
operate.
> > Feel free to ping me offline - and thank you for the assistance.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Barry Jones - CISSP GSNA
> > Project Manager II
> > Sempra Energy Utilities
> > (760) 271-6822
> >
> > P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
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