Seth Mattinen wrote:
Far too many people see NAT as synonymous with a firewall so they think if you take away their NAT you're taking away the security of a firewall.
NAT provides some security, often enough to make a firewall unnecessary. It all depends on what's inside the edge device. But really, I've never heard anyone seriously equate a simple NAT device with a firewall. People do, and justifiably, equate NAT with the freedom to number, subnet, and route their internal networks however they choose. To argue against that freedom is anti-consumer. Continue to ignore consumer demand and the marketplace will continue to respond accordingly. Give consumers a choice (of NAT or not) and they will come (to IPv6). It's just about as simple as that. Well, that and a few unresolved issues with CAMs, routing tables, and such. Roger Marquis