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   Message 13,550 of 14,669   
   Barry Margolin to Jim Mack   
   Re: Routing with plastic   
   13 Aug 10 22:05:38   
   
   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    "Jim Mack"  wrote:   
      
   > Pascal Hambourg wrote:   
   > > Jim Mack a écrit :   
   > >> glen herrmannsfeldt wrote:   
   > >>> Jim Mack wrote:   
   > >>>   
   > >>> As far as I know, NAT is default on all such boxes.   
   > >>   
   > >> Not this one, as far as I can tell. The NAT entries are blank.   
   > >   
   > > "NAT entries" usually refer to port-forwarding of specific incoming   
   > > connections. Masquerading of all outgoing connections is most often   
   > > enabled by default.   
   >   
   > Yes, that is the case here and there is no way to disable it. Perhaps   
   > that's the difference between what Glen was calling 'router' and   
   > 'gateway' modes -- gateway being the default, with NAT enabled.   
   >   
   > I'm almost positive I've used the WRTG54G as a true router in the   
   > past, but this isn't that model.   
      
   Why don't you tell us what kind of router you're using, rather than the   
   vague "cheap SOHO router"?  I'll bet someone is familiar with the router   
   and can provide specific answers, rather than all this guessing.   
      
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   Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu   
   Arlington, MA   
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