Compare Black Box LAN-Safe Firewall (MC170A) to 3Com OfficeConnect® (3CR870-95) (3CR870CF-95-US) Firewall

Your modem is like a doorway to the outside world. But when a network modem is in use, you might as well invite every cybercreep out there to step inside and hack into your LAN. Sound risky? It is. But with the Black Box LAN-Safe Firewall, the bad guys will find the door to your network slammed shut. The LAN-Safe Firewall is an external hardware security device designed for PCs or servers that have both Ethernet NIC cards and modems. The LAN-Safe eliminates the risk of a hacker using an inbound or outbound modem connection to gain access to your corporate LAN. Although the LAN-Safe can be used at various points on the LAN, it's primarily used in smaller network environments without conventional firewalls and where one or more users access the Internet while their PC is connected to the LAN. ??With the LAN-Safe installed, the LAN connection is physically broken while the modem session is in progress - and your network is effectively safeguarded from LAN damage or security breaches v... Less

The 3Com OfficeConnect VPN Firewall protects a private network by preventing unauthorized network access and blocking denial of service (DoS) and other attacks. Designed for small businesses with multiple remote sites and workers, the OfficeConnect VPN Firewall can also initiate and terminate up to 50 simultaneous VPNs for both site-to-site and user-to-site communication. It allows up to 253 users to share secure access to the Internet through a single connection. With a stateful packet inspection firewall, simple setup wizards and an intuitive web browser interface, the firewall is designed to be easy to use for the novice user, yet flexible enough for more complicated configurations. Less