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In [[computing]], some home routers ([[D-Link]]/[[Linksys]]/[[SMC_Networks|SMC]]/SOHO) refer to a '''DMZ host'''. |
In [[computing]], some home routers ([[D-Link]]/[[Linksys]]/[[SMC_Networks|SMC]]/SOHO/[[Actiontec]]) refer to a '''DMZ host'''. |
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These are pseudo [[Demilitarized zone (computing)|DMZ]]s, as they provide no security between that host and the internal network. That is, the DMZ host is able to connect to hosts on the internal network, but hosts in a real DMZ are prevented from doing so by the [[Firewall (networking)|firewall]] that sits between them. |
These are pseudo [[Demilitarized zone (computing)|DMZ]]s, as they provide no security between that host and the internal network. That is, the DMZ host is able to connect to hosts on the internal network, but hosts in a real DMZ are prevented from doing so by the [[Firewall (networking)|firewall]] that sits between them. |
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Revision as of 15:20, 5 June 2006
In computing, some home routers (D-Link/Linksys/SMC/SOHO/Actiontec) refer to a DMZ host.
These are pseudo DMZs, as they provide no security between that host and the internal network. That is, the DMZ host is able to connect to hosts on the internal network, but hosts in a real DMZ are prevented from doing so by the firewall that sits between them.
A home router DMZ host is a host on the internal network that has all ports exposed, except those ports forwarded otherwise.
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