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<DIV><FONT face=Garamond color=#000080>That's the problem with this mortal
coil....not enough sharing....lol</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Garamond color=#000080>Surely you don't think Melb-Wireless
would abuse your bandwidth, do you????.... ;-]</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=hamish@cloud.net.au href="mailto:hamish@cloud.net.au">Hamish
Moffatt</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=melbwireless@melbwireless.dyndns.org
href="mailto:melbwireless@melbwireless.dyndns.org">melbwireless@melbwireless.dyndns.org</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 28, 2001 8:37
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] The CAT and
the NAT</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 11:32:42AM +1100, Tony Langdon
wrote:<BR>> > <A
href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/ced/2001/1101/11d.htm">http://www.cedmagazine.com/ced/2001/1101/11d.htm</A><BR>>
> <BR>> > The woes of wireless hubs for broadband ISPs<BR>> >
(reported on Slashdot.org)<BR>> <BR>> And who needs a wireless
router? Linux boxes have been my NAT router of<BR>> choice for years.
;)<BR><BR>This is a bit of a disturbing article. It talks about NAT
from<BR>the point of view of the service provider only; it fails to<BR>mention
the benefits to its users.<BR><BR>At least it doesn't suggest I should stop
using NAT to share<BR>my cable modem connection within my house. Only that I
shouldn't<BR>share it with you lot via wireless.<BR><BR>Hamish<BR>--
<BR>Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <<A
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