routing problem - fork on gateways

[David Nicol]

On 8/31/05, Jeremy Fowler <JFowler at westrope.com> wrote:

> 
> So your router and firewall are two separate machines? Seems redundant to me, most firewalls do routing as well.  The only reason you would need a router is if the firewall wasn't on the same subnet.

No, it's standard practice for the ultraparanoid.  

The idea is, if your outer wall is compromised, hopefully you can
limit the damage
before Kevin Mitnick gets all the way into your shorts.

You might want to put a honeypot in there too.