On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 05:15:59PM -0500, James Knott wrote:
On 12/16/2014 04:32 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:
On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 03:25:31PM -0500, James Knott wrote:
NAT IS a means of security. (Your reason for saying it should not be so considered is totally non germane). NAT and firewalls are, for most implementations, one and the same. Please explain what security NAT provides beyond what's capable with a
On 12/16/2014 02:32 PM, John Andersen wrote: properly configured firewall. NAT is only used due to the lack of addresses.
oh boy, it is time to put you in /dev/null
No, as John has demonstrated, a lot of people don't understand the difference between NAT and firewall functions. The purpose of a firewall is to filter traffic so that only the desired traffic gets through. In many cases that means block everything. The main purpose of NAT is to share addresses, but in the process provides a firewall function, as a side effect, in that there's no way past it to devices behind, unless specifically configured.
No, it means your have a fundemental lack of understanding. The technology views, disects and reconstructs IP packets and take action on such investigations under rules. This is fundementally what firewalls and NAT does. Your just not understanding, but the irritating part is that you just really couldn't care. You would have a crippled firewall without network translation It has nothing to do with ip6 or ip4 Packet filtering an manipulation is not rocket science, but it is the backbone of all firewall technology, and all IP technolgy, for that matter. Your entire ongoing intellectual construction which your blowing so much enegy over here, is a canard. Just as it is more convient to have video chat in the browser rather than using your operating system is also a canard. As for IP4, it is better and that is why people stick with it, IP6 truly sucks, Also, there are plenty of IP address, most in circukation are wasted. Also, cellphones don't need public ip addresses, and really shouldn't have them. Over and Out. Ruben -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org