' Wrote:Come to think of it, Port Forwarding isn't needed, as long as NAT is on. NAT takes care of all of that automatically.
Now, if you were running a publicly available server, then Port Forwarding or a DMZ machine are needed.
Hm, I was under the impression that NAT is enabled by default on most routers. If I turn mine off I can't connect to the internet at all...and doesn't NAT restrict the flow of data?