On Monday 02 February 2004 19:04, you wrote:
> Thanks for the detailed explanation.
> The light bulb has turned on in my head.
> I learn something new all the time on this list.
>
> So let me put this in my own words to verify I understand correctly.
> Lets say I have gateway box running 5 PCs on L
by my firewall and handle the
bi-directional traffic transparently?
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> I have Lan with private ip addr
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Are you saying you know of an proxy server that does the nat
function?
Actually
> I have Lan with private ip address that send packets to
> public internet. How does an proxy server solve the private ip
> address versus my public ip address problem?
Simply through not routing / NATting at all.
Instead of just forwarding the packets rewriting the IP headers like a NAT
device
solve the private ip
address versus my public ip address problem?
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> Are
> Are you saying you know of an proxy server that does the nat
> function?
Actually, the point of having proxies is *not* having
to route. Your proxy machine should not be able to forward packets.
Roughly, there a two different sub-groups: Circuit layer and application
layer proxies, names shou
: proxies and firewalls
When one is connected to a proxy server, the proxy server makes a
connection
to the outside world and transports the data to the computer who is
requesting that information. So the client computer won't make a
true
connection to the outside world, but it only connects t
Monday 02 February 2004 10:38, Hiren wrote:
> greetings all
>
> i often come across proxies and firewalls under the security section of
> tutorials and guides, i have read that one can create proxies of any
> internet service like ftp www etc.
> my question is what exactly is a
greetings all
i often come across proxies and firewalls under the security section of
tutorials and guides, i have read that one can create proxies of any
internet service like ftp www etc.
my question is what exactly is a proxy and how does it play a role in
security, why and how does it
