Advices to Buy A Router/Firewall
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We are planning to move our main office, so I want to know which Router and Firewall model to use. which will allow me to use it with 2 Internet Connection for failover.
Right now we are using SonicWall model: NSA 2650, is there a way to compare netgate products SonicWall. to be sure that what we will chose will do all what we can have with SonicWall.
Thanks for your help and advices and have a nice weekend a head.
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I assume since you're asking in the pfSense forum, you're asking about hardware to run it on. Your choices are some Netgate models or a generic PC. I use the one described in my sig. Of course, one important factor is how much traffic you expect. You might also want to mention what you want to do with it, such as VPNs, etc.
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@ibnkamala as mentioned already what are the connections 100mbps or gig, etc. Also with those sonicwalls you have to buy a license - what license(s) are you currently using?
What specific feature(s) the sonicwall are you wanting to duplicate if any?
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@johnpoz thanks for your reply, concerning the connection will be 1GB AND 10GB.
In fact I want to avoid paying for license if possible? General Firewall Rules and Routing.And since I have another office with a "NETGATE 6100 MAX PFSENSE+ SECURITY GATEWAY" I want to use for Site to Site VPN.
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@jknott thanks for you comment, I want to advice of how to chose and netgate model, which I can use with 2 connections of 1Gb and 10GB, I want also to use with a "NETGATE 6100 MAX PFSENSE+ SECURITY GATEWAY" for Site to Site VPN in another office.
Concerning the traffic, I can't tell you and exact number but I know all our developers, programmers, artists are working remotely to our local perforce server. plus to Site to Site VPN connections.
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@ibnkamala so your going to do 10g vpn connection? Or will that be over just the 1gig connection?
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@johnpoz it depends for now I don't know what will be the exact speed for the secondary office, however the minimum VPN connection will be over 1Gb. the device is "NETGATE 6100 MAX PFSENSE+ SECURITY GATEWAY"
but I want to have your advices about the one that I can use it for the main office with 2 connections.
It would be great to have 10Gb LAN port as well, if possible :)
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I use the computer described in my sig. I'm quite happy with it.
