Before we turn to our analysis of CRA lending data, we have two important points to note regarding the CRA and its possible connection to the current mortgage crisis. The first point is a matter of timing. The current crisis is rooted in the poor performance of mortgage loans made between 2005 and 2007.
The three different NAT types are Open, Moderate, and Strict. Your NAT type is typically the result of the network you are using to connect to the Internet, and influenced by the settings or features of the router or gateway on that network.
The NAT mechanism (natting) is a router feature, and is often part of a corporate firewall. 1  NAT gateways can map IP addresses in several ways: 2  From a local IP address to one global IP address statically; 3  From a local IP address to any of a rotating pool of global IP addresses a company may have;