Network Security Appliances

Cisco vs Watchguard, Netscreen foritnet

in my mind, Watchguard, Netscreen and foritnet are same.(very little difference) but compare with Cisco PIX or ASA, what is it advantage?   Software/Hardware used: Hardware

Routing VLANs to public IPs from Intranet through Fortigate firewall

We have three virtual local area networks (VLANs) as follows: 1 data, 2 voice and 3 wireless. We have 6506e at the core, and interVLAN routing is working fine. The problem is implementing FortiGate firewall in transparent mode and terminating the ISP on the router with Ethernet output. I am not...

How to see if my Nmap tcpwrapped port is open after a GFI LANguard scan

I ran Nmap 4.0 and GFI LANguard GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.) on a Windows 2003 server and noticed that the FTP Port 21 is open but tcpwrapped. How do I check further if Port 21 is indeed open? I've checked the IIS6.0 and the Windows Add/ Remove program section there's not FTP...

Can Cisco ASA firewalls restrict Internet access to branch offices?

I have a PPP network between our three office locations. In the master location I have a DSL line connected to my Layer 2 (L2) switch via a Cisco ASA 5505 Firewall. My server (ADC/DHCP/Proxy) is connected to the L2 switch. My branch office locations obtain IP through this server. I am using a Squid...