Re: Access to the IPv4 net for IPv6-only systems, was: Re: WG Action: Conclusion of IP Version 6 (ipv6)

From: Iljitsch van Beijnum (no email)
Date: Sat Oct 13 2007 - 16:49:00 EDT

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    On 4-okt-2007, at 14:36, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:

    > I would be interested to know how many people favor each of the
    > following approaches. Feel free to send me private email and I'll
    > summerize.

    I only got three replies, which don't really support drawing many
    conclusions.

    > 1. Keep NAT and ALGs out of IPv6 and use additional protocols
    > between hosts and firewalls to open "pinholes" in firewalls (where
    > appropriate/allowed, such as in consumer installations) to avoid ALGs

    + +

    > 2. Keep NAT out of IPv6 but use ALGs to bypass firewalls

    _

    > 3. Come up with a standard way of doing 1-to-1 NAT (no PAT) in IPv6

    > 4. Come up with a standard way of doing NAT/PAT in IPv6

    +

    > 5. Everyone do whatever suits their needs like what happened in IPv4

    -

    Interestingly, nobody seems to like option 3.

    > And: if people start using NAT in IPv6 I will:

    > a. Implement ALGs and application workarounds to accommodate it

    "don't want to but we'll have to if it comes to this" x 2
    unqualified x 1

    > b. Not do anything, it's their problem if stuff breaks

    "would prefer this if it were up to me" x 1

    > c. Break stuff that goes through IPv6 NAT on purpose to prove a point

    -


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