>Ascend probably makes more money than other router companies on the
>Quake issue. Ascend routers run quake just fine when no address
>translation is used. Ascend's multi-ip address NAT mode works great
>too. What more can other router companies offer? Quake doesn't work on
>any single-ip address based proxy.
What I was pointing out was that the question posed by
Jake Messinger was not the correct question to ask in
this sort of situation. His remark was:
Yah right, Like Ascend is going to add a
"quake specific" feature. How much revenue
do you think they make just on quake players?
My point is that there are LOTS of brain-damaged, non
RFC-compliant, quirky piles of very poorly written
software out there. Most can be ignored as "broken".
There are SOME that qualify as "killer apps", and
Quake is a good example.
Quake (and other net games) are good for business. They
clearly differentiate the garage operations from the mil-spec
operations, so gaming is where a well-equipped ISP shines.
Quake (all by itself) likely "sells" quite a few ISDN modems.
Ascend sells such devices.
The full solution to the problem is left to the reader, and
should be obvious even to the casual observer.
Even the Secretary General of the UN is 65% water.
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