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diff --git a/sbin/natd/natd.8 b/sbin/natd/natd.8
index f23df75..eafa573 100644
--- a/sbin/natd/natd.8
+++ b/sbin/natd/natd.8
@@ -490,6 +490,14 @@ The second line depends on your interface (change ed0 as appropriate)
and assumes that you've updated
.Pa /etc/services
with the natd entry as above.
+.Pp
+You should be aware of the fact,
+that with these firewall settings everyone on your local network
+can fake his source-address using your box as gateway.
+If there are other machines on your local network,
+it is highly recommended to create firewall-rules that only allow traffic
+from and to your own machines.
+.Pp
If you specify real firewall rules,
it's best to specify line 2 at the start of the script so that
.Nm
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