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What happens when you hit the limit?

JonEtkins
Hi folks.

I'm a systems and network admin, looking at possibly deploying ASG on my home network to provide protection and separation of our private LAN and a WLAN that we provide for house guests.

I'm still configuring the box before deploying it, but I was wondering if someone can describe how the system handles connections in excess of the number licensed.

Right now we have eight machines (including TiVo and media servers) on our home LAN, and when we have friends visiting it's entirely possible that we'll exceed the 10-connection limit of the free Home license.  What happens then?  Do new connections cause old, inactive connections to be dropped, or are the new connections simply denied?

I could NAT our guest wireless network so the ASG only sees one IP for any and all guests, but is that kosher under the Home license?

What's the next step up from the free Home licence?  Is there a cheap SOHO license or does it jump straight up to SMB levels?

Thanks in advance,
  Jon.


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    There is a certain percentage of overage allowed on the user count (not sure of the exact number, but I've had customers run over due to temporary situations--visitors, etc.) -- I've seen at least 3 over on a 10 user license (commercial).  The behavior when you run over the limit and the "gray area" is to not allow new connections... it does not drop the old ones.  The Licensing DB cleans out older inactive entries every so often (I'd say they live about 2 weeks or so) ... it's a pretty reasonable system of counting usage.

    There is no "super" home license... the home license is free, and beyond that, you will need to buy a commercial license or appliance.  The licenses come in 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, etc. user increments, and the appliances (all except the smallest, the ASG 110) support unlimited user IPs and an increasing number of concurrent connections (really limited by the hardware)...

    If you're interested in pricing, send me a PM ... in the States Astaro uses resellers to distribute and provide the first line of support for the product.  I can also answer any other questions you might have.

    CTO, Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC

    https://www.convergesecurity.com

    Advice given as posted on this forum does not construe a support relationship or other relationship with Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC or its subsidiaries.  Use the advice given at your own risk.

  • 0 in reply to BrucekConvergent
    Thanks, Bruce.

    Confirming and quantifying what you said, I found the following in the ASGv7 Release Notes:
    Within ASG software the limits for maximum IPs / users are now enforced in the following
    way:
    • The administrator will get an email notification if the IP limit is reached.
    • At that time new IPs / users will still be accepted up to a maximum of 110%
    of the licensed number of IPs (grace limit)
    • If the grace limit is reached no more IPs / users will be accepted

    So it seems that, as of v7, you can only eke out a maximum of 11 connections on a 10-user license.
  • 0 in reply to JonEtkins
    The 3 over incident I was thinking about may have been on a system that had a 25 user or 50 user license, it's been a while ago [:)]

    CTO, Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC

    https://www.convergesecurity.com

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  • 0 in reply to JonEtkins
    The 3 over incident I was thinking about may have been on a system that had a 25 user or 50 user license, it's been a while ago [:)]

    CTO, Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC

    https://www.convergesecurity.com

    Advice given as posted on this forum does not construe a support relationship or other relationship with Convergent Information Security Solutions, LLC or its subsidiaries.  Use the advice given at your own risk.

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