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  • From: Lyman Green <lymang AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] SOHO Firewall appliances
  • Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:16:48 -0400

David, that was exactly the kind of advice/review I was looking for!
Thank you! Would you care to share/do you remember what competitors
you looked at?

Lyman Green

On Mar 24, 2010, at 4:31 PM, David Matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org> wrote:

> I went through this selection process recently and decided on a
> ZoneAlarm Z100G. It has all the goodies of a Check Point firewall,
> but for $149. The catch is the annual services subscription. (First
> year of services is included in purchase price). The device will not
> stop working, and all core functions will continue to work after
> subscription runs out. But if you want it to keep filtering spam,
> viruses, etc (and getting new updates for these features), then you'll
> have to pony up ~$70/year after the first year.
> http://www.zonealarm.com/z100g
>
> After running it for several months, I have to say "This device is
> really cool." If you are technical in nature, it is fairly easy to
> understand. Comes with good documentation and some support from the
> vendor. One of my favorite features is the weekly security report it
> mails to me to inform me of all the bad stuff it kept out. I have
> been very happy with this device thus far. YMMV.
>
> David M.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Lyman Green <lymang AT gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am looking into/researching small office/home office firewall
>> appliances.
>> I am having trouble finding a good reliable source of reviews that
>> is more
>> recent than say 2005. If anyone knows a website that regularly
>> reviews
>> firewall appliances for more than just the corporate set, I would
>> love to
>> get a URL.
>>
>> Additionally, if you have experience with a firewall appliance for
>> a home
>> user, I would like to hear about it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Lyman Green
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