If you look at all of Cisco's documentation on their website it
recommends you use VLANs just like this. They even did a study with
Microsoft and posted it on Microsoft's website suggesting to use VLANS
to distinguish between outside, dmz, and internal networks. I have seen
many big companies do i
Lets look at Cisco for this. I think they have more EXPERTICE than most
of us in setting up e-commerce networks. They have many features and
RECOMMEND VLANs. From their web site:
The Cisco Private VLAN Feature
Cisco private VLAN feature, available on the Catalyst 6000 series and
Catalyst 3500 ser
Echoing these sentiments here, the whole point of vlans is traffic
separation.
Brian "Sonic" Whalen
Success = Preparation + Opportunity
On Tue, 8 May 2001, Eric Rivard wrote:
> If you look at all of Cisco's documentation on their website it
> recommends you use VLANs just like this. They even
Eric Rivard wrote:
>
> If Cisco recommends and companies
> like Microsoft and Excite are implementing it, I don't see how it can be
> a security risk.
It can be, and it is. But, so is just about everything. It is the
probability of the risk being exploit
Have you ever looked into how a switch can be compromised by an experienced
hacker?
Even though, theoretically, VLANS can't talk to each other except through a
router you are still having external and internal traffic on the same
physical
box running OS software, which is not perfect.
Cheers
y 08, 2001 4:42 PM
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Have you ever looked into how a switch can be compromised by an
experienced
hacker?
Even though, theoretically, VLANS can't talk to each other except
through a
router you are still having external and
Drew wrote:
>It can be, and it is. But, so is just about everything. It is the
>probability of the risk being exploited that really matters, and in
>this case I see that as a small one. Now, lets talk about using
>Microsoft as a security benchmark... ;-)
Reminds me of an obscure Steve Martin
ery firewall is software. The only secure way it to
have no Internet access.
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From: Jim Gillen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 4:42 PM
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Have you ever looked into how a switch ca
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