Re: Linksys router as Firewall

From: IOStorm (noemail_at_noemail.net)
Date: 07/18/03 

Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 08:40:28 GMT

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:39:09 GMT, Leythos <void@nowhere.com> wrote:

>In article <iklchvcvtqf2a378255jvdcovtn5bri3fp@4ax.com>,
>noemail@noemail.net says...
>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 02:50:23 GMT, "mhicaoidh"
>> <mhic_aoidh@hotNïXmailSPäM.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Taking a moment's reflection, IOStorm mused:
>> >|
>> >| You might be confused about the definition of the term firewall.
>> >
>> > In a loose definition, I suppose you could call NAT a firewall.
>> >However, the firewall effect is a by-product of how a NAT router works.
>> >Routers are not anywhere near firewalls in terms of being able to control
>> >specific packets and ports. If in response to an out-bound packet, the
>> >router will let anything and everything through. You can play a bit with
>> >Port Forwarding, Triggering, and the like ... but a router alone is still
>> >not a firewall by any industry standard.
>>
>> A firewall is a device or software between the local system and the
>> internet, period.
>
>I can see that you've never worked in a position that required any
>knowledge of security. A firewall is defined as follows:

I can see you have never given the slightest bit of thought to the
actual meaning and history of the term. A firewall is a device or
software between the local system and the internet, period.

As time goes by, more and more features and concepts are integrated
into the concept. But they are *processes* for implementing a
firewall and controlling the traffic, not the definition of a
firewall.

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