15 Apr
2005
15 Apr
'05
4:06 p.m.
"Philip" == Philip Matthews <matthews@nimcatnetworks.com> writes:
Philip> A number of IETF documents(*) state that there are some Philip> service providers that place a NAT box in front of their Philip> entire network, so all their customers get private addresses Philip> rather than public address. It is often stated that these Philip> are primarily cable-based providers. Philip> I am trying to get a handle on how common this practice is. Philip> No one that I have asked seems to know any provider that does Philip> this, fastweb.it in Italy, and the Direcway satellite system in the US are the most obvious examples that I know of. I'm sure there are more. -- Andrew, Supernews http://www.supernews.com