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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.simpaticus.com
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