Richard Mixon is, as usual, dead-on right. A good primer is http://webserver.cpg.com/ws/3.4/
<snip> > A major purpose of a NAT style firewall is to hide the private ip > addresses behind the firewall. If it allowed this information out it > would be a security compromise - the network topology behind the > firewall is to be kept secret. > > I may be wrong, but I believe any web page you have been to that also > showed in the browser/client's internal private IP address must have had > a plugin - either an ActiveX or other type of plugin was probably > involved. > > HTH - Richard </snip> Jack -- ------------------------------ "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it float on its back." ~Dakota Jack~ "You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep." ~Native Proverb~ "Each man is good in His sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows. We are poor . . . but we are free." ~Hunkesni (Sitting Bull), Hunkpapa Sioux~ ----------------------------------------------- "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
