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And yes a hardware firewall.
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Hi I am currently looking for a Gigabit Dual WAN Cisco or Juniper Router / Firewall. Can someone please make a recommendation for me. I cannot find anything Thank you!
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Failover via BGP, this is a good router also.
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We are collocating a dedicated web server and a database server and need to put them behind a firewall/router.
The router should also allow VPN connection to it so we can easily reach and manage the servers behind it.
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The Cisco RV042 "Dual WAN" is "prosumer" gear, at best/vpndevc/ps6032/ps6094/ps6120/product... .
I think you're looking for a firewall.
You want a router or a firewall? I'm confused! I don't think that word means what you think it does.
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