| Title: | SEAL |
| Moderator: | GALVIA::SMITH |
| Created: | Mon Mar 21 1994 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1989 |
| Total number of notes: | 8209 |
Hello All,
I have a Customer Who is insisting on having Firewall running on the
same machine on which WebServer is running. The OS is Windows NT 4.0,
with the http Server as Microsoft - Internet Information Server , The
Firewall proposed ia AltaVista Firewall on Intel Pentium NT.
Can AltaVista Firewall can coexist with the WebServer ( I believe it
requires dedicated machine ).
If Yes what are the pros & cons of it.
Does any one have pointers relating to the performance of the WebSerer
& Firewall runing on the Same Machine and what are the threats
involoved.
Sincere Thanks to All in Advance.
Best Regards,
Haresh
[email protected]
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1744.1 | Don't do it! | NETRIX::"[email protected]" | Scott Estabrooks | Mon Jan 27 1997 12:35 | 9 |
Haresh, Running the web server on the firewall is a really bad idea. Obviously performance is an issue, but so is security. All traffic should be going through the proxies, precisely so that you can control access. Run the web server on a dedicated machine on the red side of the network. ScottE [Posted by WWW Notes gateway] | |||||