From: "Robert Comer" 

> Oh now that's a cool idea, I wonder if you run a firewall inside a VM if
> that's what you get or if the firewall still affects things machine wide?

Only in the VM.

>A
> VM might be a good way to run 2 firewalls in a layered structure?

I prefer a firewall appliance as one layer, but sure, why not.

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Bob Comer


"Geo"  wrote in message news:4557afff{at}w3.nls.net...
> "Mike N."  wrote in message
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>
>>   It should be about the same - the network would be the simplest way to
>> break out of a VM.    Done properly, the host should be firewalled from
> the
>> VM, and that would be quite secure.
>
> Oh now that's a cool idea, I wonder if you run a firewall inside a VM if
> that's what you get or if the firewall still affects things machine wide?
> A
> VM might be a good way to run 2 firewalls in a layered structure?
>
> Geo.
>
>

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