Network firewall

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Contents 1 History 1.1 What is Firewall 1.2 Why Firewall 1.3 Benefits of Firewall 1.4 Limitations of Firewall 2 Firewall Types 2.1 Simple packet filtering: IP or filtering Firewall 2.2 Application Firewalls: proxy servers 2.3 Stateful multilayer-inspection Firewalls 3 Firewall Architectures 3.1 Single-Box 3.2 Screened host 3.3 Screened subnet 4 References 5 See also 6 External links

History

What is Firewall

Why Firewall

Benefits of Firewall

Limitations of Firewall

Firewall Types

Simple packet filtering: IP or filtering Firewall

Application Firewalls: proxy servers

Stateful multilayer-inspection Firewalls

Firewall Architectures

Single-Box

Screened host

Screened subnet

References

See also

External links

--Fulx 19:05, 4 April 2009 (EDT)