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Web Application to Database Connection

Type Network topologyStandard Cisco-convention topology iconsEngine schematex-networkUpdated 6/28/2026
Web Application to Database Connection
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The request

“A web application dependency network with a firewall connected to a core switch, which connects to a web app server and a MySQL database.”

Then tryAdd a load balancer between the firewall and core switch.Add a replica MySQL database.
What is in this drawing

Read the decisions behind it.

01

Using a core switch to provide direct layer-2 connectivity between the web and database servers.

02

Placing a firewall at the network edge to filter traffic before it reaches internal servers.

Use this layout when documenting a typical three-tier web application infrastructure where the database server is on the same LAN segment behind a firewall.

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