Re: Firewall choices

Jim, I'd seriously look into Netgate https://www.netgate.com/


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Not entirely to IBM i topic, but one of our customers wonders what firewall most IBM i shops actually use.
They are considering a change away from Meraki. It is easy to manage but they are running into compatibility issues with VPN tunneling to their customers.

Thoughts?

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects
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