[e2e] 100% NAT - a DoS proof internet

[rick jones]

On Feb 22, 2006, at 12:32 AM, Saikat Guha wrote:

> On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 22:07 -0800, Joe Touch wrote:
>> IDs need to be in the packets. However, that
>> just invites NA(P)T designers to evolve to NAPNT (add name 
>> translation).
>
> NATs (not counting firewalls) are used to extend the IPv4 address 
> space.
> The address space for "names" is infinite. Is there a motivation behind
> designing or deploying name-translation devices?

names (in the DNS or something like it I presume?) may be essentially 
infinite, but are they "free?"  IIRC even with IPv4 ISP's were/are 
offering multiple IPs to customers - for a price - ostensibly a price 
perceived to be higher than that of procuring and running a NAT.

I also thought that NAT's were used to provide some (small) measure of 
anonymity.

rick jones
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