FAQs
| Q1: | Why would I want to use a firewall? |
| A1: | A firewall, usually placed at strategic points in your network, lets you provide access control to devices on your network. |
| Q2: | If I implement TCP intercept, do I need to use an ACL? |
| A2: | Yes. TCP intercept intercepts the SYN packets sent to devices you identify. You use an extended ACL to define the devices you want to protect. |
| Q3: | I want to use TCP intercept in my environment, but I don't want the firewall to intercept the SYN packets. Can I still use TCP intercept? |
| A3: | Yes. You can use TCP intercept in watch mode. While TCP intercept is in this mode, it passively watches the connection requests flowing through the firewall. If a connection fails to establish in a defined period of time, the firewall ... |
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