Re: Why must some applications be port forwarded when using NAT when WEB traffic doesn't require it?
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Re: Why must some applications be port forwarded when using NAT when WEB traffic doesn't require it?

From: EdD <edd@mredd.co.uk>
Date: Sun Jul 31 2005 - 18:11:54 CEST



Thanks for the link and the response. Unfortunately that doesn't tell


me anything I don't already know.



I guess I'm more intersted in the actual packet content and the


differences in work done within the TCP/IP stack(s) which allow some


packets to be routed back to their originating machine (IP address or


MAC address etc), over NAT, and without the need for port forwarding


(web traffic for example).



Any ideas appreciated.



Edd


Received on Thu Sep 29 19:59:55 2005