Chapter 6. Small Networks Case Studies
In this chapter we will see some live examples about firewalls for small networks. By small networks we mean networks with a small number of users (up to 10) that can be usually found in homes or small offices.
We will try to cover some of the most common situations encountered in small networks. However, there might be some scenarios that you will face when administering a small network that cannot be found here, especially if there are some other devices in the network (like IP phones, for example). Therefore, even if your interest is only in small networks, we recommend reading the following chapters also, where we might cover the usage of such (or similar) devices.
Now, let's try to build two scenarios that can be encountered in small networks.