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by Dagger2 63 days ago
Well, actually it will. In fact, even correctly configured NAT won't stop connections into your network.

On top of that, it lulls you into a false sense of security, so you confidently think it's protecting you even when it isn't. At least not having NAT makes the actual state of your network clearer.
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general1465 62 days ago
> even correctly configured NAT won't stop connections into your network.

Yeah that's called port forwarding. It is like complaining that light is coming into your house through windows. Fully intentional.

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Dagger2 62 days ago
Port forwarding requires a port forward rule that matches the inbound connection. If there's no such rule... NAT won't stop the connection, it will just ignore it.

If no other aspect of your setup blocks the connection, it'll be successful. If you were deploying NAT because you thought it would function as a firewall then this part is probably not intentional.

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