Re: Need for firewall when machines are behind a NAT router ?

My niece is not good at keeping her laptop virus-free. I'm always happy when she stops by and she can use my wireless network anytime, but my firewalls stay up.

Lance
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Dimitri said the following on 11/30/2005 10:40 PM: 
I don't sterilize my keyboard, I don't wear gloves or a mask when I
fill up my car with gas and all I want to know is what a firewall on a
PC will protect if from if the machine is sitting with a private IP
behind a NAT router.

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