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Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls
From: "Barros, Jacob" <jkbarros () GRACE EDU>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:35:25 -0500
We have a 300Mb connection. I have a PaloAlto 2050 at the main campus and manage a number of Sonicwall devices at perimeter houses and a remote site on Comcast connections. I am generally happy with both products. However after years of working with both and Cisco ASA, the PaloAlto interface and approach is by far my favorite. The 2000 series gui has has some issues, but it has not to my knowledge affected our throughput. Jake Barros | Network Administrator | Office of Information Technology Grace College and Seminary | Winona Lake, IN | 574.372.5100 x6178 On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 1:47 PM, Bob Williamson <bob_williamson () aw org> wrote:
We are a K-12 school of 500 students (100 are dorm students), 600+ users and have been using a PA-500 for 3+ years. Was able to get rid of our Cymphonix and Watchguard. We routinely hit 100Mbps without interruption. Our users have all kinds of devices, multiple Vlans, etc. We have a case on the Palo alto networks website under education that you might find helpful, just search Annie Wright and Palo Alto. Feel free to contact me directly if you want to discuss further. Note: I have only heard bad things about the 2000 series Palo Altos. Something to do with the specific hardware with that model. Hope that helps, Bob Williamson Network Administrator Annie Wright Schools | 827 N Tacoma Ave, Tacoma, WA 98403 | www.aw.org D: 253.272.2216 | F: 253.572.3616 | Bob_Williamson () aw org From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Julie Newton Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:30 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] small schools - nextgen firewalls Are there any small schools using SonicWall (NSA 220, NSA250 or NSA 2600 models) or PaloAlto (PA-200, PA-500, PA-2020 or PA-2050) ? We currently have 20 MB pipe (we *are* small) but expect 1 GB within <2 years as Google Fiber is installed across Austin. We have 2 discrete networks and want an appliance that works across both with unique filter sets. I am most concerned with malware filtering ability, throughput and a good admin interface. Currently on older Cymphonix (pre-Untangle), which required an appliance for each network and had a clunky UI and filtering did not catch ransomware. Any suggestions or opinions? Thanks in advance for your help! -Julie Newton Director of Information Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTIN PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 100 E. 27th Street, Austin, Texas 78705 austinseminary.edu
Current thread:
- small schools - nextgen firewalls Julie Newton (Jan 13)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Bob Williamson (Jan 13)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Barros, Jacob (Jan 13)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Kapucu, Ali (Jan 13)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Blackwood, James (Jan 13)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Kurz, Kenneth J. (Jan 13)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Steve Camacho (Jan 13)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Nathaniel Hall (Jan 13)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Samuel Garnier (Jan 13)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Steve Camacho (Jan 13)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Kevin Halgren (Jan 14)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Kramp, William D (Jan 14)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Kevin Halgren (Jan 15)
- Re: small schools - nextgen firewalls Bob Williamson (Jan 13)