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Installing a Metro Ethernet that goes from a colo to our corporate office. &nbsp;Should I route all traffic from the Metro Ethernet through my firewalls? or is the traffic safe since it's technically just a long ethernet cable? I don't want to create unnessesary hops if I don't need to, but I want to make sure that there is a very minimal chance someone can hack into my Metro Ethernet.<br />
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Thanks in advance
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Installing a Metro Ethernet that goes from a colo to our corporate office.  Should I route all traffic from the Metro Ethernet through my firewalls? or is the traffic safe since it's technically just a long ethernet cable? I don't want to create unnessesary hops if I don't need to, but I want to make sure that there is a very minimal chance someone can hack into my Metro Ethernet.

Thanks in advance

Metro Ethernet Security

Installing a Metro Ethernet that goes from a colo to our corporate office.  Should I route all traffic from the Metro Ethernet through my firewalls? or is the traffic safe since it&#39;s technically just a long ethernet cable? I don&#39;t want to create unnessesary hops if I don&#39;t need to, but I want to make sure that there is a very minimal chance someone can hack into my Metro Ethernet.

Thanks in advance

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