Labels:text | screenshot | diagram | rectangle | plan | parallel OCR: PROTOCOL PROXY Server Firewall Client Translation IP A IP Server Firewall Client Translation IP IPX Figure 4: A protocol proxy firewall operates at the protocol level, which is above the packet level. It translates packet source and destination addresses when the same protocol is used on both sides of the firewall. Protocol proxies can also translate from one protocol to another. IPX/IP translation is a common method for connecting Netware IPX networks to the IP-based Internet.