Includes index.

Introduction to firewalls -- Firewall basics -- TCP/IP for firewalls -- Personal firewalls: Windows firewall and Trend Micros's PC-cilin -- Broadband routers and firewalls -- Cisco PIX firewalls and ASA security appliance -- Linux-based firewalls -- Application proxy firewalls -- Where firewalls fit in a network -- Firewall security policies -- Managing firewalls -- What is my firewall telling me -- Troubleshooting firewalls -- Going beyond basic firewall features -- Firewall and security tools -- Firewall and security resources.

Electronic reproduction. Boston, Mass. : Safari Books Online, 2006. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Available to subscribing institutions. s2006 maun s