[Info-vax] "Linux Shminux - IPsec is Snake Oil!" VMS Mgmnt

JF Mezei jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca
Mon Apr 13 14:04:22 EDT 2009


Bob Eager wrote:

> Maybe. Mine is the opposite. Everything has a public IP address.

There is nothing wrong with feeling at ease with being exposed to the
world, borderline exhibitionist...

NAT routers really provide 2 functions: the NAT and a firewall function.

Just because you go IPv6 and no longer need NAT doesn't mean that your
router will lose its firewall capabilities. In fact, they should be
augmented.



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