Re: (no subject)

["Terry Bertrand" <tfbsr () hotmail com>]

I don't believe that letting the firewall have a direct connection to the 
backbone would be a good idea.  It design would be as follows backbone -> 
router -> firewall -> local router (optional) -> local lan.

Terry



> From: "R. DuFresne" <dufresne () sysinfo com>
> To: Terry Bertrand <tfbsr () hotmail com>
> CC: firewall-wizards () nfr com
> Subject: Re: [fw-wiz] (no subject)
> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:50:18 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
>
> Where else are you thinking of placing the device?  Granted, they can and
> are often used within an organisation to define and protect differing
> boundries of access, the main point of entry into the network is the place
> one would want to make sure is secured and monitored.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron DuFresne
>
> On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Terry Bertrand wrote:
>
> > To whom it may concern
> >
> > Trying to get some more good reason to convey to management as to why it 
> is
> > bad to place a firewall at the edge or border.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Terry
> >
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