Comparison between PIX 515R and the Velociraptor 500

[jrjuiliano]

Subject sort of says it all. If you have the PIX model did you compare it to Velociraptor, and what were the differences?

The only main difference I know of is the Velociraptor has a limit of 50 nodes, and the PIX does not. Is there anything that works above and beyond the Velociraptor?

Thanks for your comments. J.R. Juiliano
Information Systems Specialist
Tri-City Emergency Medical Group

 

[Guest_imported]

There are various models of the Velociraptor appliance. The 500 is designed specifically to hande networks of up to 50 nodes, 700 for 50-500 nodes and the 1000 which is unlimited. There are a few new model that are to released soon that will support smaller networks eg. the 100 that will be designed for up to 15 nodes. My suggestion is to go with the software version (Raptor for solaris or SEF for NT) if you're concerned about the limitations of the appliance, there isn't any appreciable difference between the software version and the appliance despite the myth that appliances will perform better.

 

[jrjuiliano]

Thanks for the reply,

We already committed and bought the 500 3DES appliance and so far like it very much. We are not a very bandwith-intensive office and this suited our needs perfectly. Our only concern is if we go over 50 nodes, where the unit is supposed to shut down (this is what I was told).

Otherwise it was very easy to take out of the box, configure and monitor.

There is actually supposed to be ANOTHER model that has built in IDS (however well that will work) and eventually the ability to put the Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition server on the same appliance.

Also, some time in March, I believe they are upgrading to the 2.4 series Linux kernel, which means bye-bye (or at least backward compatibility) to IPCHAINS. J.R. Juiliano
Information Systems Specialist
Tri-City Emergency Medical Group