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 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > John Chang > Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 3:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: DMZ > > > Does anyone know a good book or article on the web that explains DMZ in > great detail? Thank you. > > _________________________________ > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

