Re: Which NAT required?

Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Tue, 22 Apr 1997 16:11:16 -0500 (CDT)

On Tue, 22 Apr 1997, Alex Henthorn wrote:

> 1. Straight Address Translation: One pool of legal addresses is mapped
> dynamically (or in some cases in a fixed assignment for web hosts, etc.) to
> a pool of illegal addresses.
>
> 2. Proxying: One legal IP address is used for communicate on behalf of a
> pool of illegal addresses. This IP address can even be assigned by the
> remote comm server (like a PortMaster) via IPCP.

Yes Proxy Nat! #2.

> 1. How many LAN connections you supply on a monthly basis

thousands

> 2. How many of those LAN connections you supply the routers for.

hundreds

> 3. Where customers get routers from besides you, if at all.

Walmart.

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