Re: Alternative to BGP-4 for multihoming?

["Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () research att com>]

In message <3.0.5.32.20000301174204.0081c280 () max ibm net il>, Hank Nussbacher w
rites:
> Radware has a product called Linkproof and claims that it negates the need
> for BGP-4 and portable IP addresses:
>
> http://www.radware.com/product/lproof/Default.htm
>
> I have a customer that requires multihoming and they want to use Linkproof
> and I want them to do BGP-4.  Does anyone have any experience using this as
> an alternative to BGP-4?

The Web page states that the device uses NAT.  I can't speak for others, but 
NAT is against my religion.... 

                --Steve Bellovin