Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...

Wed Feb 9 23:21:31 UTC 2011

On Feb 9, 2011, at 12:50 PM, George Bonser wrote:

>> 
>> I never thought it was that bad. In some 3G/wireless networks in
>> Germany
>> the providers use NAT and transparent HTTP-proxy. But this is only
>> wireless. I'm not aware of any DSL or Cable provider NATing their
>> customers.
>> 
>> Jens
> 
> Practically all broadband providers NAT their customers in the US.  If
> you look at the largest ones which are probably Comcast, Verizon, and
> AT&T, you have the majority of US broadband subscribers right there.
> 
> 
No.

Almost none of the broadband providers in the US NAT their customers.

Most of them provide a single public IP address to their residential
customers.

Most broadband customers use their own NAT to extend that single
public IP address from the provider to multiple addresses within
the site.

This is a very very different thing from LSN with a lot less breakage.

Owen