Subj : win xp ipv6 firewall
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Alexey Vissarionov
Date : Sun Jan 24 2016 15:41:54

Good ${greeting_time}, Michiel!

24 Jan 2016 13:22:24, you wrote to me:

 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.
 AV>> That's packet filter, not a firewall.
 MvdV> Packet filtering is the primairy function of a firewall.

No: the firewall may operate without packet filter at all, and be quite effective.

 AV>> The firewall does everything, up to (but lot limited by) DPI.
 MvdV> Not in my dictionary. In my dictionary a firewall is just this:
 MvdV> http://www.screenagr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/firewall.png

I'm unable to believe that you still use pictured dictionaries...

 MvdV> If it does more than just that, it is more than a firewall.
 MvdV> Could be a router...

A router with packet filter and NAT.


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