I was just explaining it in an easy to understand format. Any network can be broken into with enough skill and motivation, but most home users don't have to worry about an attack of that magnitude.
======================================= Rad Craig, Induction Concepts, High Performance Twin Turbo Systems http://www.inductionconcepts.com (918) 825-TWIN > -----Original Message----- > From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 6:52 PM > To: G-List > Subject: Re: Can I change my IP address? > > > I'm feeling the need to clarify what you've written. Your advice is > good, in general, but... > > At 07:33 PM -0600 12/04/2004, Rad Craig wrote: > >Using NAT gives your computer a 'private' address that only the > >inside of the router (your 'local' (inside your home) network) > >knows. It shows a different address, the one from the phone > >company, to the rest of the world as it's taken and > >controlled/protected by the router and not your computer. The > >router will have a built-in firewall for more protection. > > The firewall in a typical consumer NAT Router is minimalistic, at > best. It operates at a low level ip:port association, so it's good > for blocking inbound probes (worms). But it does not do outbound > blocking or any of the in/out-bound application-level filtering that > full firewalls do. > > >This way, no one can determine what ip address your computer is > >actually running. They can see the outside of the router, the > >'public' ip address, from your phone company, only. > > That is simply not true. There are many ways you can sniff out the > private LAN addresses. Directly, by sniffing http and ftp, and often > simply by checking email Received headers. > > > Your *point* (that I agree with) is that the NAT Router maintains two > different networks - the public WAN side and the private LAN side > with a basic firewall between them. That separation provides an > easy-to-use/implement 1st level of security. > > FWIW, > - Dan. > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
