Thanks Tom, I'm just asking questions. It's no biggie if we stay with out current server and just upgrade it to ISA2k4. It's budget time and you all know how we have to deal with the "what if's" every year. The appliance is cool, I was just looking for some opinions on them. Thanks, Nick Clark ________________________________ From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 9:11 AM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] RE: ISA Appliances - Easy Question? http://www.ISAserver.org Hi Nick, Here's my view of the ISA appliances at this time: Network Engines NS series -- exceptionally hardened. As provides the closest experience you'll find to an "hardware firewall" you'll ever see with an ISA appliance. Rimapp RoadBLOCK -- swiss army knife of ISA appliances. Has tons of add ons. Not sure yet how well they all work with each other when turned on. HP DL320 ISA box -- Pre-install. Ask your wife to install Win2003 and ISA and bring the box back to you. OK, there is some server management software on the box too. Celestix -- Haven't seen it. HTH, Tom www.isaserver.org/shinder <http://www.isaserver.org/shinder> Tom and Deb Shinder's Configuring ISA Server 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7 <http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7> MVP -- ISA Firewalls ________________________________ From: Clark, Nick [mailto:nickc@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 3:00 PM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] ISA Appliances - Easy Question? http://www.ISAserver.org We are in the process of preparing our fiscal budget and our current ISA2000 is on the block to be replaced. Instead of talking to sales people about how great their product is I wanted to hear from those here that have gained any knowledge about the new ISA appliances. I'm just looking for any pros and/or cons that aren't obvious - any pitfalls I may encounter with an appliance that I'm already use to doing with my current setup? Thanks! Dell PowerEdge - Win2k3Svr w/ ISA2k servicing Web, VPN, E-mail (smtp, owa and rpc) hosting. Nick Clark ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: nickc@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx