At 11:47 AM 1/21/2001, Daniel Senie wrote:
Valdis(_dot_)Kletnieks(_at_)vt(_dot_)edu wrote:
> Let's stamp out NAT, *now* - before it becomes too entrenched and we can
> never get rid of it. We don't need that sort of "worked" again.
Ummm, it's FAR too late for that. As for numbers of users, it's my guess
a large percentage of the cable modem users and DSL users are running
NAPT boxes.
Speaking of DSL and NAT, I think we should give credit where credit is due
and thank Verizon for handing out public Class A addresses to their legions
of DSL users. If we credit them enough, three things may happen. First of
all they will stay with this scheme and never use NAT. Secondly other DSL
or cable providers may see the wisdom of this and do the same. Lastly
perhaps we can reallocate some Class A address space to the large always-on
providers who need it.
I think the Internet Society ought to give them an award or something
(hint, hint).