sygate makes a good software firewall. I have used Wingate in the past = with decent results too. A good firewall is worth every penny though. = I use a watchguard Firebox II and their products and support are great. = I set up a Watchguard SOHO for a friend. it is cheaper than a firebox = but just as good. I have had great results with DLink network gear. We use a lot of Cisco = here for our main routers but our wireless equipment some of the other = stuff is all DLink. The DLink stuff has worked out better than the = Cisco in some instances. Most of it came with a 5 year warranty which = is more than you will get out of other brands for the price. Check the websites for network equipment companies, they will have lots = of diagrams to help you explain things to your boss. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Nicolas Ouellet [mailto:nicolas_ouellet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 3:07 PM To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Looking for good books and recommentations Hi everybody, I am looking for a good book about network architecture = design that talk about security, redundancy, reliability and that would = have good illustrations so I would not have to redraw everything for my = boss. Any of you could make some recommendation beside Cisco = Switchs/Routers, something good and reliable but not as expensive? Any = recommendation for a good software firewall as well? Thank y'all! = Nicolas ********************************************************* This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale TScale increases terminal server capacity.=20 Get 30-40% more users per server to save $$$ and time.=20 Add users now! - not more servers. If you're using Citrix,=20 you must learn about TScale! Free 30-day eval: http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=3D79 ********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or=20 set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm ********************************************************* This Week's Sponsor - RTO Software / TScale TScale increases terminal server capacity. Get 30-40% more users per server to save $$$ and time. Add users now! - not more servers. If you're using Citrix, you must learn about TScale! Free 30-day eval: http://www.rtosoft.com/Enter.asp?ID=79 ********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm