> The dumb network won. If the network was actually dumb perhaps we wouldn't have as many issues with routers fiddling with TCP as the GP described. If was re

> The dumb network won. If the network was actually dumb perhaps we wouldn't have as many issues with routers fiddling with TCP as the GP described. If was really, really dumb perhaps we could have managed to deploy SCTP and DCCP. I wonder how much NAT interferes with new protocols, and if 'simple' stateful inspection with IPv6 would (have) made thing easier.