Router/Firewall Recommendation

Patrick.Mcfarland at ngc.com Patrick.Mcfarland at ngc.com
Fri Jun 25 15:36:40 UTC 2004


In rely to Alejandro,

	In practice I have seen and used the second option (Internet->Router->Firewall->LAN) with Proxy servers in the DMZ. This application has worked for me in home networks up 1000 users of course the home network uses very inexpensive equipment.

Patrick

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Rodolfo J. Paiz [mailto:rpaiz at simpaticus.com] 
Sent:	Friday, June 25, 2004 10:17 AM
To:	General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject:	Re: Router/Firewall Recommendation

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,


-- 
Rodolfo J. Paiz
rpaiz at simpaticus.com
http://www.simpaticus.com


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