Firewall and VPN Device

On Oct 21,  7:12, S Ramakrishnan wrote:

> Consider the two configurations:
>
>   <ISP>-<router>-<vpn device>-<firewall>-<LAN>
>
> and
>
>   <ISP>-<router>-<firewall>-<vpn device>-<LAN>
>
> Which of these is more commonly deployed?


There is a 3rd configuration, where the firewall
and VPN box sit side-by-side.  The firewall
continues to monitor most Internet services,
except it leaves incoming VPN connections to the
VPN box.


                      |--<firewall>-----|
   <ISP>---<router>---|                 |---<LAN>
                      |--<vpn device>---|


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