Panorama is only a MGMT tool for the firewalls. It has nothing to do with traffic mgmt
On Nov 14, 2017 17:25, "Kurt Buff" <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > I presume this requires Panorama? We don't have that, I've been > wanting it for a while, but it's been hard to justify when we have > only 3 sites, two of which are PA500s. > > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 1:49 PM, Don Ely <don....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sure it can, DNS RR or some kind of GTM > > > > As for cloud, PA does GP in the cloud. Scales up and down as needed... > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 1:35 PM Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Perhaps I missed it, but I didn't see that GP will autoconnect to the > >> closest/fastest site. > >> > >> That doesn't mean GP is out of the running - I like it where I've set > >> it up, so it's on my list, especially since all of our sites have Palo > >> Altos already. > >> > >> But, from the way the questions were put to me, it sounds like the > >> requestor is biased toward some sort of "cloud" solution, not tied to > >> current hardware. > >> > >> > >> Kurt > >> > >> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Don Ely <don....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Why can't Global Protect achieve all of your needs? Did I miss some > >> > requirement they can't meet? > >> > > >> > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 5:25 PM Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Arg - that should be "seeking commercial services".. > >> >> > >> >> And, once I bring recommendations, it might well be that we just fall > >> >> back to a DirectAccess server in each office, with our without a > >> >> multi-site configuration, potentially with an SSP VPN appliance also > >> >> at each office for backup and contractors, and call it good. > >> >> > >> >> Kurt > >> >> > >> >> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 5:03 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> > I'm not sure either, but that's the task I've been given - not > >> >> > necessarily to implement at this stage, but to scope out the > >> >> > alternatives and come up with some possibilities. > >> >> > > >> >> > It's also why I'm seeing recommendations on commercial services, so > >> >> > that our implementation requirements are minimized. > >> >> > > >> >> > Kurt > >> >> > > >> >> > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 4:38 PM, Joseph L. Casale > >> >> > <jcas...@activenetwerx.com> wrote: > >> >> >> I've done a lot of openvpn setups in a myriad of formats, site to > >> >> >> site, > >> >> >> hub and spoke, client etc. > >> >> >> It works well and there are even some lesser documented features > >> >> >> that > >> >> >> do some neat stuff but you are now rolling your solution and > >> >> >> marinating it > >> >> >> manually. > >> >> >> Not sure how well that will scale unless you have a skilled team. > >> >> >> > >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- > >> >> >>> From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com > >> >> >>> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > >> >> >>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 5:22 PM > >> >> >>> To: ntsysadm <NTSysADM@lists.myitforum.com> > >> >> >>> Subject: [NTSysADM] Looking for a global VPN solution - looking > for > >> >> >>> input > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> All, > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> 1) For staff, currently we're using DirectAccess on 2012R2 as our > >> >> >>> primary conduit in the US, with SSL VPNs (SonicWall and Palo Alto > >> >> >>> Global Protect) as primary for our overseas offices and secondary > >> >> >>> for > >> >> >>> the US (Sonicwall). > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> 2) In the US office, we also have contractors/consultants needing > >> >> >>> to > >> >> >>> use our SSL VPN for access to various resources, and that will > >> >> >>> likely > >> >> >>> expand to our overseas offices soon. Differentiation and securing > >> >> >>> resources is even more important here than in 1). > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> 3) We also stand up IPSec tunnels for vendors/partners as needed > >> >> >>> (lab > >> >> >>> to lab), for interoperability/compatibility testing. > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> We're looking to get into a solution that will take care of at > >> >> >>> least > >> >> >>> the first two (and ideally the third as well), so that we don't > >> >> >>> have > >> >> >>> so many platforms to support, and so that we can make sure that > >> >> >>> staff > >> >> >>> in the field get the fasted connection available. > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> I've taken a quick gander at the websites for vyprvpn (Golden > >> >> >>> Frog), > >> >> >>> and OpenVPN (commercial client offering), but don't have much of > an > >> >> >>> opinion on them, as info about them is a bit thin. > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> Anyone have experience with solutions like this, and care to > >> >> >>> comment? > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> Thanks, > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> Kurt > >> >> >>> > >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > >> > > > > >
