1. Why does a typical low-cost network gateway need to provide special mechanisms to handle inbound connections? Why doesn’t it simply forward the packets to the chosen host address? 2. Briefly...

1. Why does a typical low-cost network gateway need to provide special mechanisms to handle inbound connections? Why doesn’t it simply forward the packets to the chosen host address?

2. Briefly describe older network technologies. Have you encountered any of these technologies? Briefly describe the encounter.