software firewall on server 2003

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any recommendations?

I was thinking of Look'n'Stop h**p://www.looknstop.com/En/index2.htm

It is for a small business, to be running w2k3 server with a domain, with a couple of desktops and 2 or 3 laptops, but that shouldn't really matter , should it?

I was going to suggest a hardware firewall, (not just the one in the modem/router) like a D-Link DFL700, but I think that route proves quite pricey.

Any other ideas would be muchly appreciated
tia

 

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We and a number of other small-med buisnesses use Checkpoint - very complex at first glance, I struggle to find my way around it, but the other guys in the team who are more experienced swear by it.

 

mmm, this I don't know, I s'pose it could be
I have to investigate more ... thanks for the reply

more ideas welcome

 

How is the 'network' going to connect to the internet? If you don't need advance features then I would suggest using the firewall on the router (assuming its going to be an ADSL connection) and just have it supplemented by the builtin Windows Firewall.

 

thanks for the reply simon,
yeh that's pretty much what I was thinking of doing, using the router firewall and then look'n'stop , don't really trust the windows firewall all that much, in fact I disable it on every install I do!

having looked (albeit briefly) into SBS and ISA , thats stretching me a bit for now.. definitely something for the future tho'

thanks guys