Subj : win xp ipv6 firewall
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Alexey Vissarionov
Date : Sun Jan 24 2016 15:03:00

Good ${greeting_time}, Michiel!

23 Jan 2016 18:54:56, you wrote to Bj”rn Felten:

 MvdV>>> That is because forwarding a connection is not a firewall
 MvdV>>> function,
 BF>> Mine is doing it (port forwarding).
 MvdV> No, it is not. Port forwarding is a NAT function. A firewall is
 MvdV> not _forwarding_ a port. It is either passing or blocking it.

That's packet filter, not a firewall.

The firewall does everything, up to (but lot limited by) DPI.


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