Re: FW: I-D Action:draft-ietf-nsis-nslp-natfw-23.txt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Magnus Westerlund [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 3:26 PM
> To: Martin Stiemerling
> Cc: NSIS
> Subject: Re: [NSIS] FW: I-D Action:draft-ietf-nsis-nslp-natfw-23.txt
> 
> 
> I have now reviewed your update. It looks good and seems to resolve my
> issues. However, I do wonder if the External binding address object

Great - thanks!

> should have an address family field. I don't want to be pessimistic but
> I think there will exist some deployment of IPv6 NATs.

The object had an address family field in the past. However, this was kicked out as of WG consensus. All NAT stuff in the NATFW NSLP was IPv6 NAT capable in the past, but we removed this, as this type of NAT was considered very, very evil.

> 
> I will start the IETF last call, and you can take the above as the
> first
> comment in IETF last call. I recommend the WG to review the changes as

Hope my answer above addresses your concern.

Changing back would require IMHO a) an IETF consensus that we allow IPv6 NAT in general and b) WG consensus to bring the IPv6 NAT functionality back to the NSLP.

Thanks,

  Martin

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