Re: Application protocols and Address Translation

Brian E Carpenter wrote:

> Patrik,
>
> One of the problems here is that whatever we do in the addressing
> architecture, somebody can come along and sell a NAT-v6 box with
> the same misleading arguments that we hear for NAT-v4, apart from
> one (shortage of address space).
>
> So the real challenge is: how can we make it more attractive to
> *not* buy a NAT box than to buy one. I believe that should be the
> focus of applications people.
>
>     Brian


I think most ppl dosn't care about NAT as long as it works for them.
If you could make a killerapp that didn't work with NAT(perhaps SIP 
could do it?) then ppl might rething the usefullness of NAT.

OK if ipv6.playboy.com existed more ppl would get IPv6 connections to ;)

Small companies that buy a ADSL connection here in Sweden they only get 
one IP, then you haveto use NAT, no one has suggested that you should 
have more, it's simply convenient.

/John

Received on Monday, 2 December 2002 09:36:59 UTC