On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:46:42 -0400 James Knott via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
> Also, IPv6 is now being used by many and NAT is discouraged on it. This > means that, for example, Rogers customers will have public IPv6 > addresses. However, given that they have a minimum of 18.4 billion, > billion addresses to choose from, they're a bit harder to find. > > > Many people do think that depending solely on a firewall for network > > security is a bad model. "Crunchy on the outside, soft on the > > inside." Every node should be hardened. But what are you going to do > > to harden you IoT devices (light bulbs, fridges, settop boxes, > > thermostats, watches, ....)? > > > Also, relying on NAT for security is a bad idea. It does nothing that a > properly configured firewall can't do. James, My regular laptop is a home computer that sits behind a commerical router most (not all) of the time. My Ubuntu machine is a generic computer that could be taken to a coffee shop or more likely a bar, or it may be plugged directly into a DSL or cable modem. I am writing up my instructions on the assumption that the person following them is not a computer expert. -- Howard Gibson hgib...@eol.ca jhowardgib...@gmail.com http://home.eol.ca/~hgibson --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
