[VoiceOps] IPSec VPN server

[Erik Flournoy]

Linux box running open vps.  Then put dual linux os on that one backup one
always up. Super fast rebooting, instant on and off.
On Jan 20, 2013 5:50 PM, "Eric Wieling" <EWieling at nyigc.com> wrote:

> We are looking for something which crashes LESS than once per year.   "had
> a few stability problems" doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling about the
> product.    Configuration management is nice, but how important is it for a
> device which is never modified and has only one tunnel?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org [mailto:voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org]
> On Behalf Of Nathan Anderson
> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 4:10 PM
> To: 'Faisal at snappydsl.net'; 'voiceops at voiceops.org'
> Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] IPSec VPN server
>
> +1 for MikroTik RouterOS.  It has admittedly had a few stability issues in
> past versions, but is getting better all the time.  The feature set you get
> for the price is insane, and device configuration and management is
> fantastic.
>
> Out of curiosity, what are you currently using, and what is your budget
> like for its replacement?
>
> MikroTik makes the RB1100AHx2 for $500, which is a dual-core PowerPC
> product with encryption/IPsec acceleration built-into the CPU; they claim
> you can forward 800+Mbit/s of IPsec traffic through the thing.  (I haven't
> verified this.)  They also just recently came out with a series of products
> based on Tilera's TILE-Gx multicore CPUs, with models in the $650-1000
> range.  For something a little cheaper, I can highly recommend the RB450G;
> the board itself is $100, and you can find places that will sell you a
> completely assembled kit with case + power supply for ~$130.  No HW crypto,
> but I've heard of people doing ~20Mbit/s of IPsec through it.
>
> --
> Nathan Anderson
> First Step Internet, LLC
> nathana at fsr.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org [mailto:voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org]
> On Behalf Of Faisal Imtiaz
> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 10:49 AM
> To: voiceops at voiceops.org
> Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] IPSec VPN server
>
> How about a Mikrotik Router ... ?
>
> Faisal Imtiaz
> Snappy Internet & Telecom
>
> On 1/20/2013 1:05 PM, Eric Wieling wrote:
> > We currently have SIP service with VZB, they require signaling go over
> an IPSec VPN tunnel.   Our current VPN box (which is somewhat old) crashes
> about once per year and we would like to replace it with something which is
> more reliable.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend rock solid boxes which can handle 10Mbps of IPSec
> traffic?  Our current usage is about 1/2 of that, but I want room to grow.
> >
> >
> >
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