"Perry E. Metzger" wrote:
> If you mean RSIP, RSIP is even further from deployment than
> v6. Indeed, I'd say that RSIP is a clever but utterly dead end idea.
I too would rather see effort put into IPv6... if it's going to happen,
let's get going, though... it's been in the oven too long.
There's one scenario about IPv6 which worries me, and which may well
make RSIP and NAT in a pure IPv6 world a reality. Today we have LOTS of
folks using NAT(NAPT really) for connecting to cable modems and DSL
lines. Some folks are doing this for dialups too. It's the model for
"home networking" today. Will ISPs be willing to assign a block of
addresses in the future to home networks? What does that mean when the
access is a dialup?
Sooner or later, we'll have providers handing out a single IPv6 address
to any home user customer, just as is done today with IPv4 addresses. It
is for this user population that RSIP will likely be a real issue.
One of the things to think about is that while there is use of various
NAT flavors in corporate environments, it is or will be nearly
ubiquitous in the home market. Linux and Windows both include credible,
functional NAPT solutions today. Is it ugly? Sure. Is there any chance
it'll stop being attractive to the home user? Unlikely.
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