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Internet Router and Firewall
Okay understood. But just one more question. In my last place of work the ISP connection handed off to an internet routers outside interface on 1 Telco IP address range and our Public address pool was then behind that and assigned on the inside interface of the Router and the outside of the... -
Internet Router and Firewall
So connecting the ethernet terminated ISP connection directly in to a Cisco PIX would now be common practice? -
Internet router
When installing a new site for example is it possible to connect the ISP connection directly to a firewall, ie Cisco PIX? Why is an internet facing router usually required? Is this simply best practice or is there a deeper more technical reason? Please help.- miked554
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- Forum: Data Transmission general discussion
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ISP directly in to PIX
When installing a new site for example is it possible to connect the ISP connection directly to the Cisco PIX? Why is an internet facing router required? Is this simply best practice or is there a deeper more technical reason? Please help.- miked554
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- Forum: Security, hacker detection & forensics
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Internet Router and Firewall
When installing for example a new site, why is it necessary to have an internet facing router? Why can you not connect the ISP connection directly to the Firewall for example? Is it simply best practice or is there a fundamental reason? Thanks.
