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by ppoll 1 view

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I have a few users who want to work from home via vpn. They have a cable connection and want to connect over that. What firewall would you recommend using for them? Is a software based firewall enough? Or should I go with a hardware based?

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by oz_media

Hardware firewalls are usually a little more secure but cost money, if you ave the resources, go hardware.

If you are on a budget, use a software firewall but make sure you have a secure authentication precess on your server.

by curacao_dejavu

If there are more than 2 computers I would recommend a hardware firewall.
I just evaluate this week the sonic wall firewall.
I have heard also positive evaluations of d-link and linksys firewalls.

If there is only 1 pc at the location and no future growth I would use zone-alarm or tiny personal firewall.

Leopold

by joseph moore

For my company's VPN users, we REQUIRE them to use a firewall. Our normal recommendations are to use a software-based firewall.
We suggest either ZoneAlarm (free or Pro version, if they want to buy it) or the Sybase personal firewall.

by alma_is_cool

Since the whole purpose of a vpn is corporate security, go with the best firewall you can afford. Hardware firewalls are much more secure, and if you maintain a company standard, you will be able to control the settings from the office. Software firewalls are fine for personal use, but in mho not when connecting to an office lan.

by sfhsgrad00

I would recommend ZoneAlarm Pro 4, I have it on my personal system and connect to my office computer over DSL all the time. Although, I also use an anonymous proxy server, not just my software firewall.

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