JoelC707
join:2002-07-09
Tucson, AZ
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| reply to ou812_x
Re: Block of IPs and ARIN questions
That's the point he is trying to make, only the business itself can determine how many IP addresses they need. There is no such thing as a "real world scenario". Well I take that back, considering most businesses will never use more than one IP (even if they get more) then the "real world" IP usage is simply 1.
By most businesses I mean all the mom and pop stores around, all the Pizza Huts, all the Burger Kings, everything. Most of those types of businesses, just need one IP to go through NAT to support all their card readers and whatever else they may want to put on it. With the right port manipulation, you can do a LOT with just one IP and NAT.
As a matter of fact, I know with certainty that McDonald's has only one IP at their stores (and basic 768K DSL at that). I've worked on their Wayport installs before so that's how I know. So if a company as large as McDonald's can get away with only one then I think that pretty much solidifies the "real world scenario" as simply 1. |
