Hi all,
I'm thinking of adding a linux based firewall to my home network, probably on a mini-itx machine. I also need an email server and a file server that can be accessed via a VPN.
Is it better from a security point of view to have physically separate machines for the firewall and servers, or can these be in the same physical machine without compromising security? I've heard that physically separating them is good practice, but is there a genuine security reason or is this just a maintenance issue?
Thanks!
Mark.