Chapter 25. Routing

Introduction

Routing is a fundamental part of any IP (Internet Protocol)-based infrastructure. Every device on an IP-based network uses routes to determine the next hop or location it needs to access the desired host. In many cases, firewalls are just glorified routers. They provide firewall features, but are still a core routing component in many organizations’ networks. Routers themselves are usually capable of providing a stateful firewall.

Juniper’s NetScreen firewalls are capable of providing routing ...

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