Re: Connecting New Machine to ATTBI

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From: David Lesher
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:09

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Bill Pitz <remove.thisbill@nospam.svn.net> writes:

>> Here's a question for the n.g.:  suppose I buy a cheap router that does
>> NAT and connect it to an AT&T cable internet modem.  Also suppose that
>> I connect several computers to the router and use NAT.  Do you think
>> that AT&T will detect the presence of the multiple computers, and accuse
>> me of theft of service?

>Doubtable.  The only way they're really going to be able to tell is by
>aggregate statistics.  (i.e. the fact that a regular, individual user
>isn't likely to be connecting to 5 different web servers simultaneously)

Note there's a paper coming out from someone senior in IETF about
doing just that, detecting boxi inside of NAT. I have no idea how
he does so, but know the author and would sooner try to convert the
Pope than argue with him in his field.

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