Re: Linksys WRT54G and Firewall software

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:06:34 +0900, Gerald Vogt wrote:

The question is: if there is some reason why the XP SP2 FW is not enough
in another network although NAT router and XP SP2 FW are basically doing
the same, why does that reason not apply to the NAT router as well? But
as it is not explained why the XP SP2 FW is not enough in another
network I can only ask that unspecific question...

They are not basically the same thing, they are not subject to the same
issues.

The NAT router is not under control of the OS or applicaitons on the
computer.

The NAT router is secured by default, except for wireless, and they are
starting to change that.

The NAT router is not something that the user can screw up without
connecting to it knowingly.

The NAT router does not have port-forwarding (exceptions) enabled by
default.

The NAT router can provide, when setup, blocking of some outbound ports,
that the OS/Applications can not unblock.


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