What's DMZ
DMZ is short for demilitarized zone, a computer or small subnetwork that sits between a trusted internal network, such as a corporate private LAN, and an untrusted external network, such as the public Internet. Typically, the DMZ contains devices accessible to Internet traffic, such as Web HTTP servers, FTP servers, SMTP e-mail servers and DNS servers. The term comes from military use, meaning a buffer area between two enemies.[@more@]DMZ is short for demilitarized zone, a