The FortiGate 60C is a neat little unit. Hardware-wise it has some decent specs.
At the moment the main problem is speed and software. The FG60C is currently running a branch build of FortiOS 4.0 MR1 Patch 4. Doing a straight comparison between a FWF60C and a FWF50B on a DSL connection the FWF50B wins out. Both systems were running firewall only with no protection profile.
Download speed on the 60C was 10 Mbit/s and 16 Mbit/s on the 50B (both tested on the same 18 Mbit/s link).
According to Fortinet a 4.0 MR2 Patch 2 build should be out for the 60C mid-to-late September.
the SDHC card is a great new option
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1Gbps interfaces on switch port is also very interesting
I changed my FWF50B out for an FWF-60C and agree the Software is holding the unit back. I understand from a 'source in the know' that some testing of SDHC cards has reveled Transcend and ATC as being the better performing brands (60C is shipped with 4GB Transcend or ATC card). I have a 32GB Transcend and to be honest, the WebCaching algorithms need ALOT of work! Im holding out for 4.2 branch support!
ReplyDeleteRelease of 4.2.2 for 60C again postponed to 18. October.... ;(
ReplyDeleteHave you heard anything on the updated firmware for the FG60C?
ReplyDelete4.2.2 for FG/FWF 60C just got posted.
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