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Network Dictionary – Firerouter

5th November 2009 By Leave a Comment

Firerouter (n) –

[1] a firewall that has so many rules it may as well be a router.

[2] a router that has so many access-lists that it may as well be a firewall.

(Thanks to Sean Walburg http://seanwalberg.com)

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