Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-42,: Re: Dynamic IP hack (PR#294)

# Re: Dynamic IP hack (PR#294)

Olaf Titz (olaf@bigred.inka.de)
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:00:49 +0200

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> 2. Allocate your customers static IP addresses in the 10.*.*.*
>...
> Presumably, you have some problem with the above that I've not
> experienced though...

Even if we were inclined to castrate our customers' access down to
this level(*), which is a much sharper cut than dynamic addresses, it
wouldn't technically work. There are too many protocols which don't
run over masquerade. These often include games and other stuff which
is especially popular with our customer base.

olaf

(*) We sell _Internet_ access and leave the proxy-surfing "Intranets"
to the el-cheapos.

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