[Techtalk] Good firewall configuration tool for debian

[Carla Schroder]

On Friday 09 April 2004 3:31 pm, Mary wrote:
> > I still don't understand what is horrible about NAT? As Meredydd and
> > others said, there are many circumstances where you don't want to be a
> > "peer." I think it's a great tool, and if I had unlimited routable IPs
> > to play with, I would still use NAT.
> 
> My use of the word "horrible" in that sentence was mild sarcasm, so I
> can't defend it. Sorry about the confusing phrasing.
> 

Hee, you're usually so serious, so I missed the sarcasm entirely.  :)

I'm reading Devdas' links, and while they do not support "NAT is evil", they 
are great for discussing what it's good for, and where it causes problems.

It's interesting that this is such a charged topic, I had no idea. All kinds 
of folks have strong feelings on the subject. 

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