...and I say that even though I've written one myself
Draytek, makers of reassuringly expensive (but good) routers, have made a video explaning how NAT works. It's not exactly in depth, but it covers the "how" bit that nobody ever tends to touch on.
http://www.draytek.co.uk/natmovie.html
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yeah i saw that a few weeks back, very interesting. a bit cheasy, but gets the message across
That made it all worth whileOriginally Posted by a unrequested packet
In all seriousness good explaination - simple but effective
That video is really cool. That's exactly what I thought was happening, but I'm glad somebody confirmed it in such a simple way since I'm a noob.
But... he said "rooter" instead of router lol
It did.That made it all worth while
That was a great video, no real new information, but THE FUNNIEST explaination of NAT I've ever seen. Thanks for posting it.
yes, in england they pronounce router properly !
pronouncing it wrongly makes it sound like a woodwork tool
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exactly. i usually pronounce them differently too rooter for networking and router for wood working. but then i'm sad and into that kind of thing too.yes, in england they pronounce router properly !
pronouncing it wrongly makes it sound like a woodwork tool
In english you find a 'root' from a to b, much like a router does with packets of data. In US english they find 'rout's. So, if you're english, it's rooter, and if you're american, it's rouwta!
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pity we don't sell draytek routers as work. ive lost count of how many customers ive spoken to and had to explain nat.
it would be a whole lot easier if they bought one of the draytek routers and didn't call me anyway
Nah, rawter for the win!
I think it's the only American word I'm happy to use.
rout (n) - The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated
rout (v) - To win victory over, as in battle or competion
Make of that what you will!
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a router's job is to route, i.e. direct traffic.. "rooter" is the proper pronouciation in this context, as a "rouwter" is a machine that cuts wood all fancy-like. US English is dumbed down English
Excellent, now I can direct people at work to that when they ask what a router is!
sorry but nat is what a firewall does. routing is what a router does
its just that in the case of most Internet connection the router is the firewall as well as the router
I think it's better to pronounce it router, not rooter. After all, it "routes" signals from one place to another, it doesn't "root" them. A "rooter" sounds like some gardening or landscaping machine, "rooting" around in the dirt.yes, in england they pronounce router properly !
pronouncing it wrongly makes it sound like a woodwork tool
I'm going to go root around in the dirt for a while with my rooter. Maybe I'll find a root.
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