Re: separate router and firewall

From: Jose Maria Lopez Hernandez (jkerouac_at_bgsec.com)
Date: 09/02/04 

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 21:34:53 +0200

happy wrote:
> i am going to crazy of thinking about how to separate router and firewall
> more securely and better. i have a linux machine and cisco router.i want to
> ask is the router behind the firewall against the internet or firewall
> behind the router is the best.i want to doing NAT also.
> please give me some hint.
>
> thanks
>
>

I would put the router behind the firewall, no matter where you are
doing the NAT thing. This is because routers can be fooled and hacked
as any other machine in your network can, and the firewall will protect
your router. But I don't think it's really a very important
consideration, you should use the configuration that suits better your
networking needs, the firewall will protect your network anyway. 

-- 
Jose Maria Lopez Hernandez
Director Tecnico de bgSEC
jkerouac@bgsec.com
bgSEC Seguridad y Consultoria de Sistemas Informaticos
http://www.bgsec.com
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