At 11:44 PM 4/23/00 -0400, Keith Moore wrote:
>I wonder...how many of these folks really want network address
>translation, versus those who just want the other things that
>NAT boxes often do? (DHCP, firewall, hub, router, all with
>really easy setup)
I'm not a valid statistical sampling, just a point of anecdotal evidence in
support of your musings, Keith.
Less than four months ago I switched from dial-up access to ADSL. My ISP
was being less than forthcoming about the security risks inherent in a
24/7, so I had to do some research on my own. I settled on a DSL
modem/router with NAT capabilities in the belief that it would meet my
(modest) security needs. "Modest" because I have, as yet, no plans to
provide Internet services, only consume them.
Even today I know little about the nuts and bolts of NAT's operations. I've
started following this and other threads (notably zero configuration)
because I'm vitally interested in the "home network"---and come at it from
a Serial Bus (IEEE 1394) perspective.
So, YES, I think many could care less about NAT per se and only care about
the things that come with it.
Regards,
Peter Johansson
Congruent Software, Inc.
98 Colorado Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94707
(510) 527-3926
(510) 527-3856 FAX
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