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Hardware, Networks, and Telecommunications  RE: Selecting and
configuring a firewall    • rated by 0 users   • This post has 2
Replies |   • I have some observations on the article Selecting
and Configuring a Firewall that showed up in my email from
TechSoup today.  My background is in systems and networks for
for-profit start-ups and enterprises, and I donate my free time
to small non-profits getting started with their tech needs.
First off, the article is very informative and gives a good
checklist for figuring out some of the basics in determining
which firewall technology to pick up.  I feel it would be very
useful to someone who is the "tech guy" at a lot of mid-sized
non-profits that are finally feeling their growing pains
techwise.      Now, here is some additional advice that I feel
might complement the information in the article:      Don't make
a decision until you have taken the time to visit other
similarly sized non-profits and discu