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Re: Fwd: SlashDot: "Comcast Gunning for NAT Users"

  • From: Todd Suiter
  • Date: Thu Jan 31 18:41:32 2002


On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Steven J. Sobol wrote:
> 2 x ssh = 2 tcp connections.
> 1 x ftp = 2 tcp connections, 1 command and 1 data.
> 1 x browser = potentially several connections, depending on how much
> content there is on the page I'm viewing.


	The question I have is, by the letter of the terms, is running ssh
a 'VPN'? Or if I use a VPN client to connect to my datacenters from home? Or is
it you 'hosting' a VPN?