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Thus spake <[email protected]> > Now, I'm not claiming that every device capable of IPv4 NAT is currently > able to function in this way, but there are no technical barriers to prevent > manufacturers from making IPv6 devices that function in this way. The > IPv6 vendor marketing folks can even invent terms like NAT (Network > Authority Technology) to describe this simple IPv6 firewall function, i.e. > IPv6 NAT. Or you could simply call it what it is -- a firewall -- since that's what most consumers think NAT is anyways. While I disagree with the general sentiment that NATs create security, the standard usage of such devices is certainly that of a stateful firewall. S Stephen Sprunk "God does not play dice." --Albert Einstein CCIE #3723 "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the K5SSS dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking
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