Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 09:22:20 -0500 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: anderson@centtech.com, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NAT vs Application layer proxy Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20011112091952.06b2cb30@marble.sentex.ca> In-Reply-To: <3BEFDB90.9CD7AEB7@centtech.com>
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At 08:24 AM 11/12/01 -0600, Eric Anderson wrote:
>What are some of the advantages/disadvantages of an
>application layer proxy server, versus a box running NAT
>with packet filtering on it (like ipfilter or IPFW)?
Auditing is a big one. Also, you can do neat things like block NIMDA
infected sites with Squid.
---Mike
>Eric
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