Hello everyone~
Currently we are using a Cisco SA-540 to handle a 150Mbps (fiber ONT with 1Gbps copper Ethernet) for multiple VPN connections (AES-128) in a small datacenter. At peak hours, during a perfect storm, the SA-540 crashes and burns ... And often takes up to 10 minutes to come back online and re-establish the VPN. Needless to say, it's not handling its task very well. (Probably my fault for too high of expectations ...)
The option I have been considering is a Cisco 2901 with Enhanced High-Speed WIC (EHWIC-1GE-SFP-CU). Will this configuration be able to function appropriately in this environment? I need to assign 5 WAN IP addresses, enable NAT routing, and establish/maintain multiple secure tunnels with solid performance -- and most importantly, during the peak of the peak hours, I need to be able to handle up to ~150Mbps in either direction at one time.
Network security features, such as content filtering, etc. are not necessary. Just need a solid firewall and NAT router that won't crash on me during peak production hours, and keep any possible script-kiddie WAN attacks from flooding the router's resources.
Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.
-- Laz Peterson
