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Paul K · 22-07-2005, 08:20

Upload is to transmit from your computer to another machine, download is to receive data (in laymans terms lol).
NAT is a kind of hardware firewall built into a router normally.
As to overcoming the software firewall, you don't need to, it's there doing it's job.

22-07-2005, 08:20	#5
Paul K Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Essex innit Age: 51 Services: Sky HD + 16Mb ADSL BT Telephone Posts: 15,735	Re: Linksys BB Router - 'Internet Connection Light' Upload is to transmit from your computer to another machine, download is to receive data (in laymans terms lol). NAT is a kind of hardware firewall built into a router normally. As to overcoming the software firewall, you don't need to, it's there doing it's job.