Re: Sizing a firewall

From: arkat_private
Date: Wed Jan 05 2000 - 04:55:03 PST

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    nuqneH,
    
    I don't think it's a good idea to have all 25K desktops together.
    I am nearly sure you need multiple firewalls to divide the network properly,
    not a single one to "protect" it.
    
    
    Walt Sullivan <waltat_private> said :
    
    > I'm consulting for a Canadian government agency that plans to allow
    > desktop access to the Internet for the first time next year (yes, I
    > know, "Forward into the 70's", but is is government).
    > 
    > They think they have about 25,000 desktops (Windows 95/98, shudder).
    > 
    > How can I help them predict the amount of traffic they'll see on their
    > T1 connection?
    > 
    > Is there anybody out there running a firewall for 25K desktops that is
    > willing to share an order-of-magnitude guess?
    
    
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