John,

http://www.pcwebopedia.com/  will give you a brief description.

It is not really too complex.  A DMZ is an area of intermediate security
between the Internet and the internal network.  The idea is to allow access
to some resources (Web servers, mail servers, etc) for users coming from the
Internet without allowing them full access into your internal network.

This link discusses setting up a PIX firewall with a DMZ:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/110/9.html

Dave Swink

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> Does anyone know a good book or article on the web that explains DMZ in
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