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What can a packet filtering firewall also be called?
Suggested Answer: D
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While neither CBK nor AIO3 use the term 'screening router,' they both discuss how the packet filtering capabilities of a router can be used to block traffic much like a packet filtering firewall. Krutz and Vine use this term on p. 90.
'A scanning router' is incorrect. This is a nonsense term to distract you.
'A shielding router' is incorrect. This is a nonsense term to distract you.
'A sniffing router' is incorrect. This is a nonsense term to distract you.
References:
CBK, p. 433
AIO3, pp.484 - 485
26 comments · newest first
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Mertie
7 days ago
I feel confident about D too. Good luck, everyone!
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Sanda
12 days ago
D is definitely the most accurate term here.
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Emilio
18 days ago
I chose B, but now I see why D is better.
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Lezlie
23 days ago
I was torn between A and D, but D feels right.
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Marylin
28 days ago
Yeah, I agree! Screening fits the function.
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Garry
1 month ago
I think it's D) a screening router. Makes sense!
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Wayne
1 month ago
Definitely D! It’s all about screening traffic.
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Lavera
1 month ago
I thought about B, but it doesn’t fit the definition well.
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Latrice
2 months ago
I chose D too! It matches the function of filtering.
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Lorrine
2 months ago
I was torn between A and D. But D feels more accurate.
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Whitley
2 months ago
Yeah, I agree! It filters packets, so screening makes sense.
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Yuriko
2 months ago
I think it's D) a screening router. Sounds right.
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Edison
2 months ago
Yeah, I always thought it was just a scanning router.
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Hannah
2 months ago
Wait, are we sure it's not a shielding router?
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Isaac
3 months ago
Definitely a screening router, no doubt about it.
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Magnolia
3 months ago
I thought it was called a sniffing router?
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Rose
3 months ago
It's also known as a screening router!
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Olive
3 months ago
Shielding router? Never heard that one before!
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Mitsue
3 months ago
Wait, is it really just that? Sounds too simple.
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Gladys
4 months ago
Definitely screening router, no doubt!
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Linette
5 months ago
I thought it was a scanning router?
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Deeann
5 months ago
It's called a screening router!
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Shenika
6 months ago
I’m a bit confused; I thought sniffing routers were related to packet analysis, not filtering.
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Gracia
6 months ago
I’m pretty confident that the correct term is screening router. It just makes sense with how they filter packets.
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Martin
6 months ago
I feel like I've seen "scanning router" in some practice questions, but that doesn't sound right for this one.
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Maryann
6 months ago
I think I remember packet filtering firewalls being referred to as screening routers, but I'm not entirely sure.