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Re:Chinese Government Will Invest CNY20 Billion to Promote IPv6 by dfc on Wednesday April 30, 2014 @12:06AM (#7671553)
PLA Unit 61398 is tired of pivoting through all those pesky NAT firewalls.
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Re:Chinese Government Will Invest CNY20 Billion to Promote IPv6 by kiallmacinnes on Wednesday April 30, 2014 @04:05AM (#7672120)
Every time I hear someone calling a NAT a firewall, it rubs me the wrong way.

No matter what security benefits a NAT may or may not provide, a NAT is anything BUT a firewall. Stop calling NAT a firewall!

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Re:Chinese Government Will Invest CNY20 Billion to Promote IPv6 by dfc on Wednesday April 30, 2014 @11:40AM (#7674026)
Stop giving me orders as if I work for you.
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Re:Chinese Government Will Invest CNY20 Billion to Promote IPv6 by Niten on Wednesday April 30, 2014 @01:17AM (#7671743)
Rubbish. IPv4 NAT is not a security feature.
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