Re: When IPv6 ... if ever?

[Dana Hudes <dhudes () hudes org>]

NAT is more than just a means to ease IP address space use.
The use of a dynamic NAT pool allows the hiding of internal IP
topology, thereby increasing security.

On Thu, 7 Sep 2000, batz wrote:

> On Sat, 2 Sep 2000 smd () clock org wrote:
>
> :Ask yourself, as an ISP, how much more you are willing to pay your
> :transit providers for IPv4 + IPv6 transit, and how you are going
> :to get the money for that and for the deployment/retraining costs.
> :
> :Then ask yourself, as an ISP, what benefit you get from IPv6.
> :
> :My answers: not a chance, none, and zero, respectively.
> :
>
> Has there been any studies done on IPv6 as an alternative to NAT? 
>
> Besides IPSec, dynamic addressing, authentication and improved
> security, are there other benefits to deploying IPv6 instead of 
> NAT? 
>
>  
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> batz
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