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Re: Fwd: SlashDot: "Comcast Gunning for NAT Users"


From: Todd Suiter <todd () s4r com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 15:40:05 -0800 (PST)




On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Steven J. Sobol wrote:
2 x ssh = 2 tcp connections.
1 x ftp = 2 tcp connections, 1 command and 1 data.
1 x browser = potentially several connections, depending on how much
content there is on the page I'm viewing.


        The question I have is, by the letter of the terms, is running ssh
a 'VPN'? Or if I use a VPN client to connect to my datacenters from home? Or is
it you 'hosting' a VPN?


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