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Internet Security Devices with add-on features

I have a client with the following type of network:

- Peer-to-Peer
- DNS and DHCP are handled via an Linksys WRT54G
- No servers present

They want to upgrade to a security device that has the following features:

- WAN bonding/failover
- Business grade firewall
- Content filtering (by IP address and device name)
- Gateway antivirus
- Bandwidth throttling by device
- DNS and DHCP services

Against my recommendation, they do not want to install a server at this point to handle DNS and DHCP. Rather, they want the security appliance to handle this.

Can anyone recommend a good device (specific model would be great) that has as many of the features as listed above?

Thank you in advance.

TwoKJM

I use Sonicwall NSA 3500 Firewalls. Has all those features and it's nice to work on....

Carl Dula

I second the Sonicwall recommendation. The correct model for your use would depend upon the number of users and type of traffic.

Troy Hector

ASKER

TwoKJM and carlmd - Thank you both for your recommendation. I am researching it now. I am going to leave the question open a bit longer as I would like to get some additional recommendations.

Carl Dula

If you provide some info as to the number of users and an idea of what they do, I can provide a recommendation as to a specific Sonicwall model.

Troy Hector

ASKER

carlmd - about 40-50 users. A call center. Most activity is limited to just a few website, hence the need to lock down certain devices via netbios name. A few users will need unrestricted access.

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Troy Hector

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Client decided to go with NSA250M.

Thanks!