this Juniper NetScreen 5GT Firewall thingie

dad · June 26th, 2008, 11:59 PM

i see we have this new option of a hardware firewall as posted in the new colo prices and im a bit curious about it. it is hardware configured and it is a $100 a month? do we get complete access to its manager or is that part of the totally managed by surpass scenario? also i cant seem to find an actual cost for these so does that mean to be plugged into such we are sharing with other servers? please explain the positives and negatives for such an expense for such an option.

dad · June 27th, 2008, 12:22 AM

just to add to this.. as i was remembering some hardware installed some time ago ... wonder how much of an upgrade this new option is

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**removed** · June 27th, 2008, 1:43 AM

Honestly, it really isn't worth it for a server that doesn't get a whole lot of traffic. If I'm remembering correctly, your sites are relatively small and friendly ones -- this solution is usually necessary for clients whose sites have a tendency to get into beef with script kiddies, etc.

For some reason I just don't think you're one of those clients, dad.

You're too nice!

**Emmanuel** · June 27th, 2008, 4:24 AM

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Originally Posted by dad

i see we have this new option of a hardware firewall as posted in the new colo prices and im a bit curious about it. it is hardware configured and it is a $100 a month? do we get complete access to its manager or is that part of the totally managed by surpass scenario? also i cant seem to find an actual cost for these so does that mean to be plugged into such we are sharing with other servers? please explain the positives and negatives for such an expense for such an option.

Yes this is a Juniper hardware firewall which would go infront of your server sort of speaking. You get a full web access and it is managed by us. It isn't shared it is a dedicated firewall to your server or colo.

As far justifying the expense, as removed said it isn't really needed for small sites however if you like peace of mind and are security paranoid, this is a great addon.

June 26th, 2008, 11:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
dad Registered User On a golden path... Joined in Jan 2004 Lives in orillia canada Hosted on solacehosting 436 posts Gave thanks: 4 Thanked 16 times	this Juniper NetScreen 5GT Firewall thingie i see we have this new option of a hardware firewall as posted in the new colo prices and im a bit curious about it. it is hardware configured and it is a $100 a month? do we get complete access to its manager or is that part of the totally managed by surpass scenario? also i cant seem to find an actual cost for these so does that mean to be plugged into such we are sharing with other servers? please explain the positives and negatives for such an expense for such an option. __________________ "colocation" is a nice way to say im codependant on surpass www.solacehosting.com www.christopherforlife.com

June 27th, 2008, 12:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
dad Registered User On a golden path... Joined in Jan 2004 Lives in orillia canada Hosted on solacehosting 436 posts Gave thanks: 4 Thanked 16 times	just to add to this.. as i was remembering some hardware installed some time ago ... wonder how much of an upgrade this new option is Announcement __________________ "colocation" is a nice way to say im codependant on surpass www.solacehosting.com www.christopherforlife.com

June 27th, 2008, 1:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
removed Surpass Abuse Admin Super #1 Joined in Mar 2005 Lives in Houston, TX Hosted on NONE 7,797 posts Gave thanks: 11 Thanked 278 times	Honestly, it really isn't worth it for a server that doesn't get a whole lot of traffic. If I'm remembering correctly, your sites are relatively small and friendly ones -- this solution is usually necessary for clients whose sites have a tendency to get into beef with script kiddies, etc. For some reason I just don't think you're one of those clients, dad. You're too nice! __________________ Unofficial IRC Channel: #surpass EFNet Unofficial = No official support. Support requests can be submitted to our helpdesk.

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