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Re: Security gain from NAT: Top 5
From: Brandon Butterworth <brandon () rd bbc co uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 07:48:25 +0100 (BST)
#1 NAT advantage: it protects consumers from vendor lock-in.Speaking of FUD... NAT does nothing here that is not also accomplished through the use of PI addressing.
True, diy PI (mmm, PI) is a major reason people use it for v4 and why they'll want something similar for v6. No internal renumbering, ever. I can see why they choose it, even with the disadvantages PI for everyone? brandon
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- Re: Security gain from NAT: Top 5 Matthew Palmer (Jun 06)
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