Yes, a DMZ is setup in such a way:

------------
Internet
------------
     |
------------
Firewall
------------
     |
------------
Servers for
public use
eg Web, mail
etc
------------
     |
------------
Firewall
------------
     |
------------
Internal lan
------------

Of course, depending on your purposes and resources this may be over the top.

Fil

moise lim wrote:
On Wednesday 25 June 2003 11:07 am, El 4Love wrote:

i was only involved in programming  on machines setup by administrators
all this while and now only I managed to setup my own network at home.

I am certainly not aware of many of the security related issues. I would
appreciate if someone could let me know how bad the security is in my
network, and suggestions to rectify it.


well... i m no expert on network security and i can only go by what i have come across in my readings ...

my understanding is that a more secure setup is probably

                                           --------
                                           Internet
                                           --------
                                              /
                                              /
                                           -------
                                           ADSL
                                           -------
                                              /
                                              /
                                           ---------
                                           Web svr
                                           ---------
                                              /
                                              /
                                           ---------
                                           Firewall
                                           ---------
                                              /
                                              /
                                           --------------
                                           My Network
                                           --------------

as i do not have a publicly accessed web svr myself .. i am simply guessing at the above topology ... and i m happy to be corrected by those more familiar with such matters :)

i have seen previously from one of the other postings where a firewall was installed between the ADSL and Web Svr as well


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