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07-21-2009, 08:22 AM #1WHT Addict
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Help choosing corporate 1RU Router
Hello,
I'm looking for a 1-rack router for my company.
Our mandatory requirements are:
- Hardware replacement in the next business day (NBD) - Service could be included or extra
- VPN support (IPsec/L2TP)
- Dual-WAN (for future fail-over implementation).
Some nice features
- Gigabit switch included (so we can spare and avoid to buy a switch for the rack).
- LDAP authentication (So VPN users can login with their email login)
- Good documentation and Support available in the internet!
We had an ZyWall USG 300 with 2 months but it got bricked, they didn't provide us a replacement hardware and we sent to the support and went back not entirely repaired. So we're want to change to another (apparently) more reliable brand.
I'm thinking of SonicWall NSA 240 but I never heard about any user experience with it!
By the way... our budget: no more than $1500
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07-21-2009, 08:37 AM #2WHT Addict
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Is there also any recommended website that I can read corporate router reviews?
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07-21-2009, 11:05 AM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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I would stick to a Cisco ASA for what you need.
If you get two of them you can set them up in A/A or A/S failover(depending on the license).
I don't know if you'll be able to find a 'router' with full a gigabit switch on it for your budget that fits your needs.
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07-21-2009, 01:44 PM #4WHT Addict
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07-21-2009, 01:50 PM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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Correct, the ASA's provide L3 functionality with NAT and ACL's as well as being a robust firewall and VPN endpoint.
What kind of WAN connection are you working with?
For example I have an ASA 5505 hooked into two different cable connections from different ISPs for WAN failover and on the inside it protects 8 different VLANs with firewalls.
The 5505 comes with an integrated 8 port 100mbps switch with 2 enabled for PoE.
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07-21-2009, 02:10 PM #6WHT Addict
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07-21-2009, 02:14 PM #7Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-21-2009, 02:20 PM #8WHT Addict
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07-21-2009, 02:29 PM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
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I don't see why a L2 managed gigabit switch that supports VLANs and trunking wouldn't work with the ASA 5505 in your situation.
I run more clients through our 5505 than you have + 3-4 'always on' IPSEC VPNs with every device except for our WAP + VOIP phones are running gigabit.
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07-21-2009, 02:47 PM #10WHT Addict
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07-21-2009, 02:49 PM #11Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-21-2009, 03:52 PM #12WHT Addict
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07-21-2009, 03:55 PM #13Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-21-2009, 04:24 PM #14WHT Addict
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07-21-2009, 04:30 PM #15Junior Guru Wannabe
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07-21-2009, 04:37 PM #16WHT Addict
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07-21-2009, 07:02 PM #17WHT Addict
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07-22-2009, 10:24 AM #18Junior Guru Wannabe
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Yes it does, my remote VPN users can authenticate with their Windows Server 2008 AD logins.
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07-22-2009, 08:50 PM #19Virtually Flawless ;)
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One company I highly suggest: Foundry
very good stuff - I've still got Foundry routers from the late 90s handling gigabit backbone links just as well as they did when they were new.
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07-23-2009, 10:13 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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When you say Dual WAN, what kind of line cards are you going to need? or are your connections going in via Ethernet, and if Ethernet are we talking E10, E100, E1000 ?
Regardless what cisco product you roll with, you will be able to authenticate VPN user via radius to your windows domain using IAS.
I would not use an ASA for this job, i would recommend a cisco 1841 depending on what linespeeds we are talking out to the internet in your application.Kevin
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07-30-2009, 07:49 AM #21WHT Addict
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