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Hardware based firewall

Can you guys suggest me a good hardware based dedicated firewall with VPN built-in for a small business? I need something which is very easy to set up and configure, for about 10 users with a good web based set up interface. I am not much of a *nix guy, so I don't want to to set up a linux machine or anything. I want something which is not very expensive, easy to set up, with a good web interface. Something like Sonicwall offers. Any other suggestions/recommendations?

anon
Monday, November 3, 2003

Netgear, Linksys, and DLink all have products that fit this desciption, i think.

Scot
Monday, November 3, 2003

Your needs are a very close match for Netgear FSV318. I am using this for my home network. I haven't used the VPN features, but people have reported good results on usenet groups. As with any hardware appliance, you might have to update the firmware depending on your setup.

Hector

Slartibartfast
Monday, November 3, 2003

Netscreen 5 works well as well.

tb
Monday, November 3, 2003

ZyXEL's ZyWall would fit your description as well.

Jack
Tuesday, November 4, 2003

Thanks for your inputs. I will look into them.

anon
Tuesday, November 4, 2003

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