First off, you must use TFTP to install the latest firmware otherwise
there are stability issues. Second, if you intend to use the VPN, the
VPN Client isn't free, just FYI. However it will support MS VPN Clients
if setup properly. Other than that the box works great.
Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Elfes [mailto:delfes@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 4:47 AM
To: Jimmy R.
Cc: Eric McCarty; firewalls@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Follow Up : New Firewall called Hotbrick LB2VPN
I was curious as to how the testing went on this box? Any thoughts or
observations?
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:17:19 -0400, Jimmy R. <jimmy.r@proplus.ca> wrote:
Eric,
I believe the connection in wan failover situation is killed due to
the connection IP's changing rather than the time the failover takes.
TCP should take care of the transparent failover for a lot longer than
1-2 seconds.
Best regards,
Jimmy R.
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric McCarty
To: firewalls@securityfocus.com
Sent: November 24, 2004 3:00 PM
Subject: Follow Up : New Firewall called Hotbrick LB2VPN
Just got one in my hot little hands and I have to say my first
impression, wow. Definitely made by engineers who have deployed
firewalls for a living.
Fail Over works out of the box
Load balancing works out of the box
DHCP Server for LAN Ports by default
DHCP Client for WAN Ports by default
It was working before I even logged into the Management console.
Failover takes about 1-2 seconds to kick in, long enough to kill a
download but its fast and transparent.
From my initial feel, I have to say this product is awesome.
Price tag?, Hah, Try < 300 bucks for unlimited licenses out the door
shipped overnight. Awesome Product, I'll be deploying it next week so
we'll see real results then.
Eric McCarty
Systems Administrator
Internet Security Officer
________________________________
From: Eric McCarty
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 10:26 AM
To: 'Support@ttmetals.com'; firewalls@securityfocus.com
Subject: RE: New Firewall called Hotbrick LB2VPN
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.
________________________________
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. 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
