King Cole...

[Jim]

If the ICS option in MSIE is selected, the machine that is to be the host is

the only machine that needs this enabled. NAT is enabled by the host to the

clients. What about the host? Does it too have NAT to the Internet or is it

exposed to the trolling bots, hacks etc? Is it possible to have a type of

[single

device router] NAT effect to the host using ICS?

 

[S. Pidgorny]

The ICS host's external IP address is exposed. ICF is to protect. Do not

assume that hardware routers are bug-free and provide better protection than

ICS/ICF.

Netwok layer entities do not protect from trolling bots. Speaking of which:

please use meaningful subject lines if you are not one.

--

Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE

-= F1 is the key =-

http://sl.mvps.org http://msmvps.com/blogs/sp

"Jim" <invalid@example.invalid> wrote in message

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> If the ICS option in MSIE is selected, the machine that is to be the host

> is

> the only machine that needs this enabled. NAT is enabled by the host to

> the

> clients. What about the host? Does it too have NAT to the Internet or is

> it

> exposed to the trolling bots, hacks etc? Is it possible to have a type of

> [single

> device router] NAT effect to the host using ICS?

>

>

> </span>