Network hardwares

[musikero]

Hi guys...

Im Still on the planning part of my network,  a friend introduce me to this awesome platform to try if it fits on my system. I just wonder if you still need some hardwares from cisco to set up your network especially VPN. my boss will be very pleased if we could minimize the cost for our systems network. thank you.

[EscArtist]

Hi guys...

Im Still on the planning part of my network,  a friend introduce me to this awesome platform to try if it fits on my system. I just wonder if you still need some hardwares from cisco to set up your network especially VPN. my boss will be very pleased if we could minimize the cost for our systems network. thank you.

Depends.

First. What do you need? If you are only interested in VPN, what exactly do you need? eBox offers quite good VPN setup scenarios. It supports both roadwarrior and site-to-site configuration. It's based on OpenVPN.

You have up-to-date documentation here http://doc.ebox-platform.com/en/

If you have more questions feel free to ask, but make sure you give as many information as possible so the people on the forums can better help you.

[musikero]

I will be setting up a, WebServer, FileServer, DBServer and an Active Directory server... this servers can be accessed by our remote workers and also a site-to-site configuration for our branches. I am planning to purchase an ASA 5505 firewall and a WS-C2960 24TT-L switch. pardon me for giving such little information since i'm new to systems/network administration field. I really appreciate it if you guys could guide me... Thank you.

[EscArtist]

I will be setting up a, WebServer, FileServer, DBServer and an Active Directory server... this servers can be accessed by our remote workers and also a site-to-site configuration for our branches. I am planning to purchase an ASA 5505 firewall and a WS-C2960 24TT-L switch. pardon me for giving such little information since i'm new to systems/network administration field. I really appreciate it if you guys could guide me... Thank you.

You can easily do these WebServer, FileServer, DBServer.
You can't set up Active Directory server. LDAP is the option provided by eBox. Your server can act as a PDC (primary domain controller), however you can't use Group Policy that is AD specific.

What does this mean?

and also a site-to-site configuration for our branches

How many people will use this server? You need to consider this in terms or hardware.
What client OS will you be using? WinXP? - There have been some problems with Windows 7 and PDC, i don't know if everything is being worked out, you'll need to check the forums.

Why do you need the Cisco firewall? eBox has firewalling capabilities. You also have HTTP proxy if you need content filtering. If you need 1:1 NAT it's doable but not by default - you'll need to edit config files.

[MasterXP]

Hi.

I never implement OpenVPN but what i read and friends experiences it's don't have nothing to envy to CiscoVPN and other solutions.

If you going to implement eBox in your enterprise i recommend to you to contact support, and contract support from eBox developers, the going to say to you if eBox is for you.

[EscArtist]

Hi.

I never implement OpenVPN but what i read and friends experiences it's don't have nothing to envy to CiscoVPN and other solutions.

If you going to implement eBox in your enterprise i recommend to you to contact support, and contract support from eBox developers, the going to say to you if eBox is for you.

I have implemented OpenVPN setups many times, never worked with Cisco VPN except as a client. What I can say about OpenVPN is that it's fast and easy to configure. You can tweak many things in one config file.

You should however evaluate both solutions and choose the one that is better for you network setup as MasterXP said.

[musikero]

You can easily do these WebServer, FileServer, DBServer.
You can't set up Active Directory server. LDAP is the option provided by eBox. Your server can act as a PDC (primary domain controller), however you can't use Group Policy that is AD specific.

This mean that I still have to stick with microsoft winserver 2008?

What does this mean?

and also a site-to-site configuration for our branches

that I dont need to go to others branches to update or manage their servers, it's likely a remote administration.

How many people will use this server? You need to consider this in terms or hardware.
What client OS will you be using? WinXP? - There have been some problems with Windows 7 and PDC, i don't know if everything is being worked out, you'll need to check the forums.

Why do you need the Cisco firewall? eBox has firewalling capabilities. You also have HTTP proxy if you need content filtering. If you need 1:1 NAT it's doable but not by default - you'll need to edit config files.

7-10 remote workers... yes, im considering win7 for the client OS. thank you for letting me know. actually, I just knew eBox-platform yesterday, so those equipments that I have posted were already included in our plan last month. since we're still on negotiation with cisco systems engineer, we havent yet purchased the items.

[idroy]

The hardware you are going to get will still depend on what setup you want to implement on your network. I mean, if you would need a vpn, you probably have to look at some models of router to get you connected. Though if you are looking to get a wired connection, then that would be a different story.

I suggest that you get in touch with a support member so that they could address your concerns with confidence.