Re: [LARTC] Beginner

Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control

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ewan said:
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>> #Lan--Internal Firewall--- External firewall -- Internet
>>                         |
>>                         |
>>                    webserver
>
>
> what purpose does the internal firewall serve? just plug everything
> into one firewall and write rules accordingly

There is nothing wrong with having multiple layers of firewalls. It means
your haxor has several layers of security to beat - security through depth.

But you can just use iptables on your internal firewall as well. No point
learning new semantics :-)

Alex
www.bennee.com/~alex/




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