pn] Sorry 'bout the private message, Charles.  I haven't posted to the list in months, 
and I hit
reply by habit.

--- Charles Steinkuehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > " Whether you want a DMZ or not (YES, PROXY, NAT, PRIVATE, NO) "
> 
> YES - This is a traditional "routed" DMZ...your ISP routes a block of IP's
> to the external interface of your firewall
> 
> PROXY - A "Proxy-ARP" DMZ...used if you've got a block of static IP's from
> your ISP.  The firewall essentially "glues together" two identical network
> segments, allowing your DMZ systems to be configured with public IP's (just
> like they were connected directly to your upstream modem), but still having
> the protection of a firewall.

pn] I'm not sure I understand the distinction.  If both use public IPs 
for the DMZ machines, and
in both cases traffic comes/goes through the external router/firewall 
interface, what makes each
different from the other?  Maybe a small example would help.

=====

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Peter Nosko ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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