ZyXEL Communications 2 Plus 11.7 Firewall Default Rule (Router Mode), 11.6.1 Asymmetrical Routes and IP Alias

Chapter 11 Firewall

Allowing asymmetrical routes may let traffic from the WAN go directly to the LAN without passing through the ZyWALL. A better solution is to use IP alias to put the ZyWALL and the backup gateway on separate subnets.

11.6.1 Asymmetrical Routes and IP Alias

You can use IP alias instead of allowing asymmetrical routes. IP Alias allow you to partition your network into logical sections over the same interface.

By putting your LAN and Gateway A in different subnets, all returning network traffic must pass through the ZyWALL to your LAN. The following steps describe such a scenario.

1A computer on the LAN initiates a connection by sending a SYN packet to a receiving server on the WAN.

2The ZyWALL reroutes the packet to Gateway A, which is in Subnet 2.

3The reply from the WAN goes to the ZyWALL.

4The ZyWALL then sends it to the computer on the LAN in Subnet 1.

Figure 134 Using IP Alias to Solve the Triangle Route Problem

11.7 Firewall Default Rule (Router Mode)

Click SECURITY > FIREWALL to open the Default Rule screen.

Use this screen to configure general firewall settings when the ZyWALL is set to router mode.

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