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Jesper Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> As the subject states, I have a few questions, I hope someone here can
> answer.
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> The reason for this, is that I have an examn tomorrow, in Linux, with IP
> Masquerading as my selection of speciality (don't know what it's called, but I
> hope you get the idea).
>
> How many users is it possible to get through a IP Masq. machine. I mean, can
> there be 10, 20, 100 howmany, users using the IP Masq. machine to get out on
> the internet? I guess it depends on how fast the computer is, so some examples
> would be great.
>
> Isn't IP Masq somewhat like a Firewall? As far as I can se, they both do the
> same, as standard, and you can then set up the Firewall, so it can do more. Am
> I right about this?
>
> That's it, hope you guys answer quick.
>
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I am curious as to why you are taking this test, and why you chose IP Masq
as your specialty when it is obviously not. Masq is NOT firewalling. While
the two are usually found playing together, they are not one and the same.
Masq'ing is the act of rewritting packets of information to make them appear
to come from a certain source (usually the gateway box). While firewalls
check the packets and match them with "filtering" rules to decide what it
should do.
I would recommend not taking this test until you truely feel IP Masq'ing
is your specialty. Specnd some time on this list, experiment, and read
all you can.
--Randy
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