Which two characteristics of network traffic are being monitored if a network technician configures the company firewall to operate as a packet filter? (Choose two.)
- Group of answer choices ports
- protocols
- packet speed
- MAC addresses
- packet size
Answers Explanation & Hints: Hardware firewalls can be configured as packet filters, application layer firewalls, or proxies. Application layer firewalls read all of the traffic data and look for unwanted traffic. Proxies act as relays, scanning traffic and allowing or denying traffic based on established rules. Packet filters only concern themselves with port data, IP address data, and destination services.