THE FAST-GROWING use of the Internet led to a shortage of IP addresses. To deal with this problem, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) defined NAT (Network Address Translation), which is a way ...

Stop me if you've heard this already, but we ran out of public IPv4 addresses years ago. Yet, the internet didn't grind to a halt, and the explosive growth of internet-connected devices didn't slow ...

I'm trying to set up an IPSec-tunnel between two Juniper SSG-devices. Since one of the Juniper devices is behind a NAPT I've turned on NAT-Traversal on both sides. And as I've understood it, one of ...

Even though we’re no longer running out of IP addresses, Network Address Translation still plays a vital role. Learn the six types of NAT and how each one is used to improve network security, ...

When designing products or protocols, there's often a trade-off to be made. Often, it's in favor of convenience instead of ...

Since almost all games nowadays are online, it is a sin not to think about optimizing the home network. Almost all routers have either or both NAT Boost and QoS features to aid the user’s game ...

Google Chrome now blocks access to websites on an additional seven TCP ports to protect against the NAT Slipstreaming 2.0 vulnerability. As a way to reduce the amount of public IP addresses and to ...