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Subject: Re: Security of Networked Workstations with dial-up PPP Internet!!!
From: "Rev. Ben" <samman-ben @ CS . YALE . EDU>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 14:17:13 -0500 (EST)
To: firewalls @ greatcircle . com
In-reply-to: <UPMAIL02 . 199603060601010590 @ msn . com>

> I assume that windows 3.11,NT and 95 can forward packets from the PPP link to 
> the local network, thereby acting as a router and exposing the private network 
> to the internet.


While this is definitely possible, AFAIK, Win95 has IPForwarding turned off.

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