Re: ISP support models Re: IPv6 NAT?

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On 19 feb 2008, at 15:40, Dan York wrote:

>> Is this important? The external address(es) are still different.

> Sure, but the home internal networks are identical.  So Homeowner A  
> calls up the ISP support and is having a problem getting a machine  
> to work with the wireless router provided by the ISP.  So the ISP  
> tech says "on a working machine, point your browser to 192.168.10.1  
> and...."

> A while later Homeowner B calls in with a similar problem. The ISP  
> tech says "on a working machine, point your browser to 192.168.10.1  
> and..."  Same with Homeowners C, D, E and so on.

I'm not buying that this is so important that it's worth having a box  
rewrite EVERY address in EVERY packet for.

If you really want this, you can simply create a loopback interface  
with address fc00::1 on it and users can type "http://[fc00::1]/"; (ok,  
so the brackets are annoying, but no NAT helps against that) and the  
users can connect to that address regardless of what the addresses  
used on the LAN are.

If the box runs a DNS resolver and mechanisms to inform hosts about  
the resolver address, you can avoid the whole address typing thing.

And of course the use of a proper service discovery mechanism is  
highly recommended.
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