I too would be intrested as the ability to fail over/load balance WAN
connections on a 400$ appliance definately makes a strong selling point.
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From: Chili G. [mailto:Support@ttmetals.com]
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 3:32 PM
To: firewalls@securityfocus.com
Subject: New Firewall called Hotbrick LB2VPN
Hello,
There is a new firewall called Hotbrick LB2 VPN. The documentation and
the prod spec seems to be great with the firewall doing the following:
**** My query is - has anyone used this product? Is there any feedback
from any person who implemented this... the price is great and the
merits too good (to be true? )
The HotBrick LB-2 VPN bandwidth aggregation feature is the perfect
solution to increase your network speed. The dual WAN Ports allow you to
connect to two separate broadband connections (DSL/Cable/T1) for
automatic fail over and load balancing
<http://www.hotbrick.com/loadbalance.html> . In the event that a VPN
tunnel fails, the LB-2 VPN will re-establish a tunnel over the second
WAN port connection- Auto Failover. With its unique features such as
QoS, Dynamic DNS, multiple IP's, DMZ and up to 10 IPsec tunnels, the
LB-2 VPN gives you the best return on your investment.
Specifications
Protocols NAT, PPPoE, HTTP, DHCP, TCP/IP, UPAP, CHAP, PPP, ICMP, ARP
proxy, RIPv1, Ripv2, DDNS, Static IP
Load Balance Outbound Load Balancing by bytes, packets and session with
auto backup
Throughput 55 MBits/sec
Firewall NAT/NAPT, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall for DoS
(Denial of Service) attacks, Ping to Death, ICMP filter for WAN
Security URL filter, Access Control, Local Password
VPN encryption: DES (56-bit), 3DES (168-bit),
AES (128-bit), authentication: MD 5, SHA1, SHA2, Manual Key & IKE
(Internet Key Exchange) Passthrough support PPTP, IPSec, L2TP, PPTP
Client
Management Web-based management
Applications Support MSN & NetMeeting, support with H.323VoIP products,
Multi session PPPoE, SMTP bind/SNMP, UPnP, NAT Status & connection list,
Virtual Server, Multi-DMZ, MTU changeable for WAN, Dial-on-Demand &
auto-disconnect, DDNS, Mac Address Clone, Transparent Bridge Mode,
Firmware Upgrade
WAN port 2x10/100 RJ45, auto-MDI/MDIX; 802.3/802.3u
LAN port 4xRJ45 10/100, auto-MDI/MDIX; 802.3/802.3u
Hardware RISC 166Mhz Processor, 1Mb Flash Memory, 16 Mb RAM
Power DC 5V/1.5A
Dimension 245mm(W) x 137mm(D) x 30mm(H); 1.15lbs.
Certification FCC Class B; CE
Key Features
VPN IPSec up to 10 Tunnels
Dual WAN Ports
Outbound Load Balancing
Share Internet Access via DSL/Cable Modem
4-port Layer 2 Switching Hub
Basic Features
NAT/NAPT (Network Address Port
Translation) PPPoE & PPTP support
Dial-on-demand and Auto Disconnect for PPPoE
DHCP Server/Client
Web-based Management
Advanced Features
Rule-based Policy Firewall
URL Filter to block access to undesirable
sites
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall
protects against DoS (Denial of Service)
attacks Access Control
UPnP (Universal Plug & Play) support
Transparent Bridge Mode
Multi-DMZ
Dynamic DNS
Virtual Servers (Port Forwarding)
Network Diagnostics
