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Re: Fortinet Firewalls
From: "Pufahl, Jason" <jason.pufahl () UCONN EDU>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:27:26 -0400
The University of Connecticut uses Fortinet firewalls at a variety of locations throughout campus. Unfortunately, we deployed them at our Internet borders and they have never performed as advertised. We have had no end of significant software issues related to A/V and IPS scanning and performance. At our lower traffic volume sites the hardware performs adequately. Our opinion is that Fortinet is not suited for an enterprise deployment, but that they fit well in a small office/small network scenario. We are in the process of evaluating different vendors now with the intention of replacing the Internet facing firewalls before next fall. Feel free to contact me off list if you would like additional information. -Jason Pufahl Team Lead, Network Security University of Connecticut From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Kellogg, Brian D. Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:57 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] Fortinet Firewalls We currently run an old Pix firewall and it’s done the job well, but it’s time to retire it. We are looking at Fortinet and Cisco ASA at the moment and are quite interested in Fortinet due to the its price and capabilities at that price point. Would anyone be willing to share their experience with Fortinet firewalls and their tech support? We are most interested in their VPN, both user and site to site; SSL VPN; virus scanning; and IPS features. Suggestions of other vendors that can provide the same features are welcome as well. Thank you, Brian Kellogg Network Services Manager St. Bonaventure University 716-375-4092
Current thread:
- Fortinet Firewalls Kellogg, Brian D. (Apr 23)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Fortinet Firewalls Kellogg, Brian D. (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Pufahl, Jason (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Ramon Hermida (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Consolvo, Corbett D (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Ness, Carl J (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Kellogg, Brian D. (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Kellogg, Brian D. (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Tupker, Mike (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Ouska, Julie (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Greene, Chip (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Avdagic, Indir (Apr 23)
- Re: Fortinet Firewalls Daly, Douglas (Apr 24)