Though for efficiency:

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


Regards

Rob T

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Scarratt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, 25 June 2003 3:24 PM
> To: moise lim
> Cc: Sydney LUG
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Network Problem
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> -- 
> Phil Scarratt
> Draxsen Technologies
> IT Contractor/Consultant
> 0403 53 12 71
> 
> -- 
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