NAT simply maps IPS across subnet boundaries in such a way that upstream routing tables don’t need updating.
If you use destination NAT forward rules to facilitate specific destination port access, you are using a firewall.
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hedgehog@ttrpg.network 1 year agoAre you saying that NAT isn’t effectively a firewall or that a NAT firewall isn’t effectively a firewall?
non_burglar@lemmy.world 1 year ago
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
What sort of isp supplied residential equipment doesn’t block inbound connections? Pedantically, you’re correct.