ToddAndMargo wrote:
> John John - MVP wrote:
>
>> I don't think that is how it works. My router stops SYN floods and
>> operates in stealth mode, you could be "knocking" all you want but you
>> ain't gonna come in!
>>
>> John
>
> Hi John,
>
> The is a good feature to have. But, is not NAT. It is an
> additional feature. I was specifically referring only to NAT.
>
> What scares me is people with $15.00 routers with NAT thinking
> it is a real firewall.

I think that your assessment of how easily NAT can be broken is
overblown, consider this, if your firewall tests can't make it through
your NAT box it isn't as flimsy as you make it out to be! If anyone is
that worried they can put their private IP address in the Class A range
and give the hackers a "few" more doors to knock on. But I do have to
agree with you that you get what you pay for and that a $15 router may
not be the best thing to have between your network and the internet!

John