
ZyWALL 10/50 Internet Security Gateway
18.4 Filter Types and NAT
There are two classes of filter rules, Generic Filter (Device) rules and Protocol Filter (TCP/IP) rules. Generic Filter rules act on the raw data from/to LAN and WAN. Protocol Filter rules act on the IP packets. Generic and TCP/IP filter rules are discussed in more detail in the next section. When NAT (Network Address Translation) is enabled, the inside IP address and port number are replaced on a
18.5 Firewall
Firewall configuration is discussed in the firewall chapters of this manual. Further comparisons are also made there between filtering, NAT and the firewall.
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