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[–] -5 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

From a network component perspective NAT is not a Firewall. It might run on the same device but it is entirely different function

A stateful Firewall is what provides the security. That has nothing to do with NAT. You can port forward a service or you can create a firewall exception. They both do exactly the same thing.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Sure but the point was that nat allows you to choose private addresses that are by default not routed: the NAT becomes the only way internet traffic can reach your devices

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