Subject: [manet] ipv4 address and network address translation

From: "John Paul O'Grady" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 14:10:53 +0100

Hello 

I have a question in regard to ipv4 addresses in autoconfiguration in
manets. I know globally unique ipv6 addresses can be created
dynamically using for example a nodes mac addresses. 

This wont be possible for ipv4 addresses (32 bit addresses)and so if
a globally unique ipv4 addresses cant be created will private
addresses have to be used in the manet? 

Then if the node wants to access the internet, will network address
translation (NAT) have to be used to translate the private address
into a public address?

john paul o grady

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