After checking the IP address of an interface of the firewall on the firewall, these packets will be handed over to the internal module of the firewall for processing and will not be forwarded.

Question

Options

• ATRUE
• BFALSE

• A
  75% (15)
• B
  25% (5)

Explanation

Option A is correct because when a firewall receives a packet whose destination IP address matches one of its own interface addresses, the packet is recognized as being destined for the firewall itself - not for a host beyond it. In this case, the firewall's internal processing module (such as the management plane or local services stack) handles the packet directly, and it is never put back into the forwarding path.

Option B is incorrect because forwarding only applies to packets whose destination IPs belong to remote networks reachable through the firewall; self-addressed packets are consumed locally, not routed onward.

Memory tip: Think of it like receiving a letter addressed to your own home - you open and read it yourself rather than passing it to a neighbor. Similarly, a firewall "opens" packets addressed to itself instead of forwarding them.

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