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First, I have only 1 client with watchguard hardware (an XTM21 at 1 office and x10e at the other end).<br />
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The VPN between them isn't working. &nbsp;the x10e is out of support. &nbsp;To buy a year (the &nbsp;most they offer for that model), it woudl cost $210 with the reinstatement fee (support expired months ago).<br />
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Another option they said was to do an trade up and for $450 we could get an XTM25 w/ 1 year of support.<br />
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In speaking with them, they said I could buy from NewEgg rather than distributor<br />
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would this work?<br />
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<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA21B1SH9406&cm_re=%22xtm_25%22-_-33-182-158-_-Product" rel="ugc">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA21B1SH9406&cm_re=%22xtm_25%22-_-33-182-158-_-Product</a><br />
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or this comes with the 1 year of support?<br />
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<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833182088&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Firewalls+%2f+Security+Appliances-_-N82E16833182088&gclid=CPnD1qmbh8ICFW8S7AodjxkA_g" rel="ugc">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833182088&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Firewalls+%2f+Security+Appliances-_-N82E16833182088&gclid=CPnD1qmbh8ICFW8S7AodjxkA_g</a>
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First, I have only 1 client with watchguard hardware (an XTM21 at 1 office and x10e at the other end).

The VPN between them isn't working.  the x10e is out of support.  To buy a year (the  most they offer for that model), it woudl cost $210 with the reinstatement fee (support expired months ago).

Another option they said was to do an trade up and for $450 we could get an XTM25 w/ 1 year of support.

In speaking with them, they said I could buy from NewEgg rather than distributor

would this work?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA21B1SH9406&cm_re=%22xtm_25%22-_-33-182-158-_-Product

or this comes with the 1 year of support?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833182088&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Firewalls+%2f+Security+Appliances-_-N82E16833182088&gclid=CPnD1qmbh8ICFW8S7AodjxkA_g

Watchguard X10e XTM25 firewall router advice please!

Hardware-based firewalls provide more sophisticated protection for inbound and outbound traffic than the simple Windows software firewall or the basic NAT firewalls found in routers. These devices implement techniques such as stateful packet inspection, deep packet inspection, and content filtering; and may include built-in antivirus and anti-malware protection.

Hardware Firewalls

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.