Future of pf / firewall in FreeBSD ? - does it have one ?

Mark Martinec Mark.Martinec+freebsd at ijs.si
Tue Jul 29 14:48:12 UTC 2014


me wrote:
> we are talking about NAT64 (IPv6-only datacenter's path to a legacy 
> world),
> and NPT66 (prefix transalation). I doubt anyone had a traditional NAT 
> in mind.

Kevin Oberman wrote:
> No, all of the messages in the thread are specific about NAT66, not 
> NPT66.
> NPT66 may have real value. I hate it, but it may well be better than
> alternatives. [...]

Cy Schubert wrote:
> That I don't disagree with, IPv6 NAT makes no logical sense. Having 
> said
> that I've received emails asking about NAT66 specifically. It is on
> people's minds.

My impression is that often the term NAT66 is used indiscriminately,
even when NPT66 (static prefix translation) is meant.

   Mark


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