(PM) Re: Caller-ID with tcp-clear sessions
Christopher Masto (chris@netmonger.net)
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 22:04:09 -0500
On Tue, Mar 23, 1999 at 01:58:51PM -0800, Thomas C Kinnen wrote:
> Christopher Masto wrote:
>
> > Right now, if you are the recipient of a TCP-Clear connection, you know
> > (because the operating system tells you):
> >
> > TCP server's port and IP address
> > NAS's port and IP address
>
> Actually you have no way to know if the NAS TCP port or IP address is
> correct. What if there is NAT or Proxy involved?
Then the ISP is making it hard for themselves.
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