Re: Linksys WRT54G and Firewall software

Leythos wrote:
On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:46:22 +0000, Maximum Dog9 wrote:

The XP FW/packet filter is doing the same thing as any other PFW or personal packet filter. That is to stop unsolicited inbound traffic from reaching the machine.


Not technically correct - they actually reach the machine and if there was
an exploit path it would get through.

Technically you're correct that the O/S and the packet filter are running on the computer, with the packet filter blocking packets that have reached the machine.


The NAT router (a typical SOHO unit) would never let the packet make it to
the computer in the first place. Exploits at the machine would not be
reached by "unsolicited" connections.

I agree for the most part.

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