[e2e] 100% NAT - a DoS proof internet

[Jon Crowcroft]

glib.

a nat could keep an algorithmic state variable but not maintain an externally detectable
mapping from localt o globalraeachable adress (read my orignal email in this thread)
OR
it could keep state about actual e2e flows.

completely different things 

In missive <43FB84D4.60404 at isi.edu>, Joe Touch typed:

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 >>alok wrote:
 >>> Any chances that NATs will no longer be stateful?
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 >>What's a stateless NAT?
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 >>Just a firewall; it can't rewrite packets without state ;-)
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 >>Joe
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 cheers

   jon