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UK ISP PlusNet Testing Carrier-Grade NAT Instead of IPv6

Posted by Unknown on from the proxy-banned-from-posting dept.

judgecorp writes "Faced with the shortage of IPv4 addresses and the failure of IPv6 to take off, British ISP PlusNet is testing carrier-grade network address translation CG-NAT, where potentially all the ISP's customers could be sharing one IP address, through a gateway. The move is controversial as it could make some Internet services fail, but PlusNet says it is inevitable, and only a test at this stage." Regarding the failure of IPv6, these graphs imply otherwise.

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  1. Same-screen or LAN multiplayer by tepples · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ever played a multiplayer game?

    Yes I have, by plugging more than one controller into a single PC or console, or by connecting PCs or Nintendo DS systems into a local area network. Multiplayer games need not be played across the Internet.