Dual Redundant Firewalls with Failover in Single 1U Rackmount Offered by eRacks
eRacks Open Source Systems announces a low-cost fully-redundant firewall system with failover capability to eliminate the single-point of failure in Internet connectivity for small businesses and home offices.
Laguna Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- One of the most vulnerable points of
a corporate network is its firewall, yet many large businesses are ill-equipped
to ensure seamless, uninterrupted operation in the event of its failure. A
typical corporate network's firewall system can be a single point of failure. If
down, users on both sides of the firewall, inside and out, would be unable to
access email or Internet until the firewall system has been repaired. In many
corporate environments, this would likely be at great expense and frustration.
System administrators and computer users: take heart. There is a better way to
do firewalls, as eRacks Open Source Systems has announced their low-cost
solution to this risk: the eRacks/TWINGUARD.
The eRacks/TWINGUARD is a
fully redundant, dual-firewall system enclosed in a single, compact 1.75 inch
shallow-depth rackmount chassis. It comes preconfigured with a tried and true
combination of secure open-source software to achieve redundancy, including
OpenBSD and CARP. Two completely independent systems reside in one chassis: two
power supplies, two hard drives and two motherboards - all of which are
industry-standard components. Now, with the eRacks/TWINGUARD, in the event of a
firewall failure, the secondary firewall automatically assumes the role of the
primary and all network traffic flows uninterrupted. All of this would happen in
the blink of an eye, and users would not even know that their day was saved by
the eRacks/TWINGUARD.
When high availability and fault-tolerant hardware
is a requirement, the eRacks/TWINGUARD is an extremely effective and scalable
solution. System administrators have complete control over the configuration and
can obtain updates without any licensing fees because the firewall system is
solely based on open source software. Technical support is freely available in
online open source user communities.
For a detailed description of the
eRacks/TWINGUARD, please visit:
http://eracks.com/products/Firewall%20Servers/config?sku=TWINGUARD
In
a nutshell, the eRacks/TWINGUARD is the ultimate in firewalls. Not only is it a
space-saving, fail-safe system, but it is also built with non-proprietary
components, equipped with robust, proven open-source software, and founded on
the rock-solid security of OpenBSD. Most importantly, it is crafted by a system
integrator well-versed in open-source solutions: eRacks Open Source
Systems.
About eRacks:
eRacks Open Source System is a provider of open
source solutions and features its own rackmount servers, desktops and laptops as
well as a wide array of services including open source enterprise migration,
security, and network architecture design. eRacks offers a wide choice of
operating systems and open source application configured on its products,
ensuring hardware compatibility and saving the customer valuable time in
installation and preconfiguration.
For more information
contact:
eRacks Open Source Systems
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phone: +949 376 9220
http://www.eracks.com
For more information on some of
the open source software that eRacks installs and configures:
1. OpenBSD
Operating System, designed with an emphasis on proactive security
http://www.openbsd.org/index.html
2. Common Address
Redundancy Protocol (CARP):
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq6.html#CARP
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