28 Feb
2004
28 Feb
'04
03:03
On Friday 27 February 2004 8:34 pm, Dylan wrote:
Routers are the key to heaven these days no matter what OS you're running.
Which leaves every box open to the outside network, whereas using one as a gateway (OK, preferably a dedicated Linux box rather than a Windoze workstation) means you can concentrate and refine your security without the errors introduced by duplicating setups and the overhead of having to run security systems on users' machines. Not to mention the stress of getting your LAN services through each box's security without opening gaping holes.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I believe the router box serves as a very effective firewall by doing network address translation. Paul Abrahams