Intel PRO/100 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Introduction
With the growing amount of information that travels on your local area network
(LAN), confidential information has become a target for intruders both inside
and outside your company. These intruders may be employees, visitors to your
company, or a hacker who breaks through your firewall.
Intel® Packet Protect helps protect Internet Protocol (IP) traffic as it travels
between computers on your LAN. This protects confidential data from being
retrieved by intruders.
In this chapter, you’ll find information about:
Packet Protect overview
How Packet Protect works
Getting started