Why “Nat” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Second system effect. It's way more complicated Replicating even a simple ipv4 lan with mostly stable local addresses and some isp uplink is pretty complex, even assuming all th…
by procaryote · Oct 30, 2026
Why would it be reachable? It might be name-able but that doesn't imply reachable. You're conflating the two parts of NAT: address translation and inbound filtering. A router ca…
by Dagonfly · Oct 30, 2026
Only today we would have put everything behind something like NAT anyway because your devices would be getting hacked constantly.
by Gigachad · Oct 30, 2026
> IPv6 is... inherently globally accessible. No, it's not. If you really want a NAT there is no reason you can't use a NAT with ipv6. In fact, it can work even better because in…
by thayne · Oct 30, 2026
Yeah, but it’s not land and the analogy quickly breaks down given that’ ya know, NAT exists and DNS servers are under soverign control.
by calmbonsai · Oct 30, 2026
> Plus dual-stack means more work, and more possibilities for misconfigurations or vulnerabilities in your network. Nope. Your OS vendor already did the work to make both versio…
by simoncion · Oct 30, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "nat" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "nat" over time.
Nat or NAT may refer to: Read more on Wikipedia