Matthew Thompson wrote:
> The customer is not allowed to reconfigure the router as it remains the
> property of BT and altering the configuration is against their terms and
> conditions. The router is also configured by them and not the ISP.
The fact that you are not allowed to reconfigure the router falls into the
same category that you are not allowed to attach a network. Many people will
read this, smile and happily forget/ignore it. BT will never be able to
control/verify the configuration of (possibly) thousands of modems.
The best they can do is deliver the modems with a standard configuration and
hope you don't touch it.
> I mean that a service provided with NAT imposed at the ISP side is no
> service at all - it may be fine if all you're after is a web browser and
> email but for people who want to use video conferencing software or VPN
> software NAT at the ISP side is an abomination. If it is controlled by the
> customer and enabled by the customer side router then it can be usefull but
> imposed at the ISP side of things it's a bad move.
Essentially rue. It can really spoil your internet connection by limiting the
services provided. But this is usually the result of badly designed protocols
(who ignore their layers) and/or lousy NAT support.
It is also a problem that the Internet community will have to solve because it
is a lot more probable that thousands of computer are going to be hidden
behind NAT boxes than that those computers go to IPv6. The training costs are
too high.
I don't like that idea... but it is way too probable to ignore.
J.
btw, don't dream of good quality video conferencing with an ADSL line, your
upstream bandwidth will be too small. (this is because of the ISP's
limitations, not ADSL's)
I do hope everyone realises that current ADSL technology can easily get to
8Mbit downstream and 800kbit upstream, but that not a single provider is
prepared to deliver that kind of performance.
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