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Re: (usagi-users 03222) Re: support of IPv6 by NFS

To: Olaf Kirch <okir@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: (usagi-users 03222) Re: support of IPv6 by NFS
From: Jeroen Massar <jeroen@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:18:49 +0100
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On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 17:19 +0100, Olaf Kirch wrote:
>On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 04:08:32PM +0100, Jeroen Massar wrote:
>> > There is no Linux 6to4 
>> >UDP tunnelling app, but there should be, because this is such a common 
>> >problem.  (As I understand, Teredo is Winduhs-only, and is not supported by 
>> >most tunnel operators)
>> 
>> The protocol for Teredo is open and can be implemented at will:
>
>Except that it's quite horrible,

It needs to be horrible as it needs to cross horrible NAT's.

> and it requires a centralized broker,

Doesn't every tunneling method require this? Or is 6to4 anycasted and
thus not central?

Do note that you can setup your own Teredo relay, see the docs at the
Miredo site for more information.

>and IIRC it also makes assumptions about the way your NAT implementation
>assigns ports.

It expects a Cone NAT (or was it the other thing?). The functionality
for the others where taken out because of 'security' concerns from some
people.

Greets,
 Jeroen

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