For me, I will define gateway when the node has multi-NIC on different
subnets and is intended for filtering/forwarding something. I will define
host if the node has only one NIC.
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin H Hoz-Salvador [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 1:53 PM
To: Bryan Morris
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [FW1] Firewall as gateway or host - What is the difference
Bryan Morris wrote:
>
> The firewall documentation states the firewall should be defined, in the
> Workstation Properties box, as a GATEWAY and not HOST.
>
> What is the difference and what does it matter whether it is a gateway or
> host?
The manuals says nothing about the difference (Or I didn't find it :-P)
but I thing this may be related to the way the IP forwarding is managed.
IWMHO.
-- M. Hoz
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