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Subject: Simple question
From: dcostello @ cmol . com
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 97 16:05:26 -0500
To: <Firewalls-digest @ greatcircle . com>

This may sound like a simple question and it probably is.  If I have a router
that is capable of IP address and UDP port filtering both inbound and outbound,
why would I need a firewall?  If I understand this correctly I could setup my
router to only allow incoming www traffic to my web server by setting a filter
that denies everything except UPD port 80 traffic to 10.1.1.1.  I'm just getting
into this area and have a few questions.

Thanks,
Dave Costello




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