Router/Firewall Recommendation

[Rodolfo J. Paiz]

At 05:41 AM 6/25/2004, Alejandro Calbazana wrote:
>All that said... When it comes time to add a firewall what is the best
>practice if I were to put it into the mix with a router?  If anything, I
>just want to satisfy my own curiosity about this particular
>configuration....  Would it be something like:
>
>Internet->Firewall (iptables)->Router->LAN Or
>Internet->Router->Firewall (iptables)->LAN

The LBB and the Linux box perform such similar tasks that I really see no 
huge benefits in having both. For the few times when I've changed my mind 
and switched a network from Linux to LBB or from LBB to Linux, it's been a 
replacement not an addition. I found the most benefit by selling the LBB 
being removed, or recycling the Linux box to another purpose.

You *can* use them both and there's nothing wrong with that. The idea just 
doesn't appeal to me so I haven't done it.

Cheers,


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Rodolfo J. Paiz
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