Linksys Firewall/router

[Paul Barham]

Humm, could you explain why you do not need to block ports if you are
sing NAT??  I have never heard that before.

Jonathan Hutchins wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Apollo" <apollo7771 at home.com>
>
> > Hello,  I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with Linksys
> > firewall/routers.  ... I got in a debate with a
> > tech about the reliability of these firewalls.  He didn't believe that
> these
> > firewalls were any good because they didn't block enough ports.
>
> I believe the correct phrase is "Talking through his hat".  Firewalls don't
> even have to block ports if you're using NAT.
>