From Slashdot: Comcast goes after NAT users

[mrkshrt at transparentsolutions.com]

I would say it is more analogous to having multiple phones sharing one line
(and I know it is way more sophisticated than that).

They shouldn't really care what you do unless you have a server behind the
NAT and are generating lots of upload traffic.

And while they could sniff the packets to determine if you may have multiple
machines, that sounds like more trouble than it is worth to them.

Finally, no one is forcing you to buy broadband access, when you do, you are
explicitly accepting the terms they lay down.
If you don't like the terms of the agreement, don't buy the service.
Just because you can do something like NAT doesn't mean that it is your
constitutional right or anything.

That said, can we kill this thread unless it has something more specific to
do with Linux?

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: JD Runyan [mailto:Jason.Runyan at nitckc.usda.gov]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:00 AM
To: kclug at kclug.org
Subject: Re: From Slashdot: Comcast goes after NAT users

On Fri, Jan ,  at 10:30:23AM -0600, Jeremy Fowler, CNA wrote:
> I wonder what would happen if someone were to bring this to court? Maybe
> something like this will reverse that whole non-compete law and allow
cable
> companies to go at it again. Imagine cable companies offering digital
cable
> channels and faster broadband at competitive prices. ;-)
> 
> -Jeremy
>
That is a simple answer, the courts don't understand the internet, and
technology.
The cable company would make an argument that using an IP sharing device is 
analagous to the telephone hacking for free long distance of the 80s.
Congress
would then become outraged that this is going on in America, and ammend the
anti-
terrorism bill to include using NAT as a terrorist activity.  The cable
companies, 
and DSL companies would then threaten everyone they catch using NAT with
jail, but 
offer them an out if they subscribe to their more expensive business
service.

--
JD "I smell a conspiracy" Runyan