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Re: selecting old machines for firewall/router use



Stan Hoeppner a écrit :
> 
> You only need one
> NIC in your firewall box when using a switch.  You simply plug
> everything into the switch including the DSL modem and the Netgear.
> Bind both the public and private IP addresses to the same NIC in the
> firewall using a virtual NIC: i.e. eth0 and eth0:1.

This is a wrong idea because the firewall can be by-passed, leaving a
hole in the LAN security.


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