One question I have that came out of this discussion is
why are systems
behind routers safer? What kind of security does a
router provide?
A router by itself does not provide any inherent
security. However:
A standard router, such as a cisco 2501, can do port
blocking, which can
One question I have that came out of this discussion is why are systems
behind routers safer? What kind of security does a router provide?
A router by itself does not provide any inherent security. However:
A standard router, such as a cisco 2501, can do port blocking, which can add
some
On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 11:05:52AM -1000, Marc Adler wrote:
One question I have that came out of this discussion is why are systems
behind routers safer?
They aren't. They are just simpler to admin. So if you don't know what
you are doing, or don't have the time to tend to business, they can
