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Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:33:43 -0700
From:	"Harry Motin" <hmotin@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Networking

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On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:20:45 -0700, J R FOX wrote:

>Is this something that is likely to be taken care of
>(by default), if one is using a hardware firewall with
>NAT translation ? (Because your "real" address is
>different from your external one ?) Or, are further
>adjustments required ?

Jordan,
A firewall with network address transation (NAT) helps, but it is not the complete story.
You also need a firewall (hardware or software) that blocks TCP/P over NetBEUI
transmissions from the Internet into your LAN. That's equivalent to blocking all incoming
on network ports 138 (netbios) and 139 (netbios ssn). The Injoy Pro firewall has this
ability. And for strictly Windows users the ZoneAlarm Pro firewall has this capabilitiy.
Some hardware firewalls have it, too.
HCM

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