Layer 4 switch vs. firewall

["kince@hvbs" <kursat.ince () hvbs havelsan com tr>]

Hi there,

I have a question which I couldn't find an answer.

Our LAN w/ 500+ computers (mostly PCs. Sun servers and NT servers also
exist). We want some kind of separation (and security) b/w the departments
of the company.

Shall we use a layer 3/4 switch or a firewall we couldn't decide.

Can anybody compare layer 3/4 switches w/ firewalls w/ stateful inspection
using the following criteria:

* Management
* Thruput
* Access control
* Logging
* Availability
* Address translation
* Any other useful criteria

Thank you in advance

Kursat INCE
kince () tis havelsan com tr


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