Proxy-less packet routing between private and public address realms
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1. A network gateway to route a packet, comprising:
- a public network interface having a public address;
a private network interface having a private address; and
a processor that reviews a destination address of the packet received at the private network interface and routes the packet to a private client connected to the private network interface when the destination address of the packet corresponds to the public address of the gateway.
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Abstract
Routing packets of information without proxies over a network having both private and public networks includes reviewing the destination address of a packet received a private network interface and rerouting the packet to a private client connected to the private network interface when the destination address of the packet is the public address of the private network.
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1. A network gateway to route a packet, comprising:
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a public network interface having a public address;
a private network interface having a private address; and
a processor that reviews a destination address of the packet received at the private network interface and routes the packet to a private client connected to the private network interface when the destination address of the packet corresponds to the public address of the gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, performed by a network gateway, to route a packet, comprising:
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reviewing a destination address of a packet received at a private network interface of the gateway; and
routing the packet to a private client connected to the private network interface of the gateway when the destination address of the packet corresponds to a public address of the gateway. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25)
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16. An article comprising:
a machine-readable medium that stores instructions for use in routing a packet, the instructions for causing the machine to;
review a destination address of a packet received at a private network interface of the gateway; and
route the packet to a private client connected to the private network interface of the gateway when the destination address of the packet corresponds to a public address of the gateway.
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23. A system over which packets are transported, comprising:
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a private network;
a public network; and
a gateway between the private and public network, wherein the system reviews a destination address of a packet received at a private network interface of the gateway and routes the packet to a private client connected to the private network interface when the destination address of the packet is a public address of the gateway.
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