[45381] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Fwd: SlashDot: "Comcast Gunning for NAT Users"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (M. David Leonard)
Thu Jan 31 18:10:09 2002
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:05:08 -0500 (EST)
From: "M. David Leonard" <mdl@equinox.shaysnet.com>
To: "Eric A. Hall" <ehall@ehsco.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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You know, if I had a cable modem I would have some sort of
firewall router just to preserve my peace of mind. I might even run NAT
on the LAN side. So the question is this: can a customer use a firewall
for *one* computer? If so, how can the cableco determine whether there
is a single computer or two computers or more behind a firewall? I
really don't think they can except in cases of egregious abuse.
David Leonard
ShaysNet
On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Eric A. Hall wrote:
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> "Eric A. Hall" wrote:
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> > If you use too much bandwidth, they will [] drop your service.
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> ps--the original message sounds like they have gone beyond hunting down
> the people running warez servers and the like, and have gone into an
> agressive mode of pursuing anybody with a NAT regardless of their
> utilization. I have no idea if that is true. I don't think it would be a
> smart move on their part but that probably doesn't enter the equation.
>
> --
> Eric A. Hall http://www.ehsco.com/
> Internet Core Protocols http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/coreprot/
>
