Tekromancer on Nostr: I’m dismayed by how frequently I hear complaints about IPv6 that boil down to it ...
I’m dismayed by how frequently I hear complaints about IPv6 that boil down to it missing the security of NAT.
I’ve never personally seen a freestanding NAT that didn’t also have a firewall. That firewall provides 100% as much security as any NAT. Use it.
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2024-04-29 21:02:24Event JSON
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