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Date:      Sun, 7 Dec 2003 23:28:28 -0800
From:      paul beard <paulbeard@mac.com>
To:        Matt Edwards <matthewedwards@comcast.net>
Cc:        Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>
Subject:   Re: NATd question
Message-ID:  <1DD69A48-2950-11D8-8A91-000A95BBCCF8@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <003c01c3bd5b$0eec32e0$0102000a@home.local>
References:  <20031207163138.M95960@kifco.net> <20031207215041.3e6a3e2d.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> <003c01c3bd5b$0eec32e0$0102000a@home.local>

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On Dec 7, 2003, at 11:15 PM, Matt Edwards wrote:

> consumer:  "I have two computers.  I need to make sure they can both 
> get on
> the internet."  (Thinking: "I know my buddy did this with his setup")
> ISP: "Oh you mean you need a second IP address, right?" (Thinking: 
> "The poor
> guy doesn't know he can do it with one and NAT server.  But I ain't 
> telling
> him that.")
>
Of course, not long ago, you would have had the 1st tier tech support 
drone accuse you of stealing bandwidth if you mentioned that you had 
more than one machine networked.



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