On Mon, Sep 27, 1999 at 03:07:57PM -0500, Matthew Vanecek wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > IPv6 is invented exactly to avoid translation and cheating
> > in the manner of "expanded memory" only slows down the progress.
> Unfortunately, not everyone is going to benefit from IPv6 in such a way
> as to avoid NAT or masquerading. Just because a virtually unlimited
> supply of IP addresses exists doesn't mean ISPs are going to give them
> out for free or even for a very low cost--although it would be nice.
I'm actually with Alexey on IPv6 <-> IPv6 masquerading. It's a horrible
hack. If your ISP gives you only a single IPv6 address then they really need
to be beaten with a the pointed end of a cluestick.
My idea was to solve of the problem of IPv6 only hosts (with real addresses)
having to talk to IPv4 only hosts (with real addresses). The IPv6 only host
may not be able to get a real IPv4 address, so instead of setting up each
IPv6 machine with an IPv4 stack and internal IPv4 address, and then having
an IPv4 <-> IPv4 masq box on the network, why not drop IPv4 for the machines
that can't get real IPv4 addresses and do the masq direct from IPv6 packets
to IPv4? Ugh, that was a really horrible bit of writing. I hope it made
sense <g>
--
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The bartender promptly serves up a beer.
"How much will that be?" asks the neutron.
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