kennethfine
asked on
Need recommendations for a hardware firewall product for a Windows Server/DNS/IIS installion, recommendations?
I'm setting up/fixing a network that includes DNS and domain controllers, AD, SQL Server database servers, STMP, and IIS services. My understanding is that one right way to do this is to put the Domain Controllers and database servers behind a hardware firewall and have their communications limited to a local subnet and/or trusted IPs. The load-balanced IIS gear will be exposed to the Internet.
I need three recommendations for hardware firewall products that will work for these needs, with an emphasis on a) doing what I need them to do and b) not being a total pain to work with. I'd like to hear:
a) the el-cheapo option. What's the cheapest reasonable solution?
b) a decent midrange solution
c) the "correct" device for my needs
If you can explain briefly why you prefer one thing or another, that would be great. Thanks.
I need three recommendations for hardware firewall products that will work for these needs, with an emphasis on a) doing what I need them to do and b) not being a total pain to work with. I'd like to hear:
a) the el-cheapo option. What's the cheapest reasonable solution?
b) a decent midrange solution
c) the "correct" device for my needs
If you can explain briefly why you prefer one thing or another, that would be great. Thanks.
SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
El Cheapo you can look at pfSense. The website is http://www.pfsense.com/
ASKER
casedog21 is closest to the mark so far, but ideally somebody can recommend simple effective things that they've used before.
thx