Re: Number of Firewall/NAT Users

[Keith Moore]

> The IETF has done it's job with 6to4, but like you said we can't force
> people to deploy it. But let's stop and think about 6to4. Aren't some of
> the same "tricks" or ALG's that are planned to make applications work 
> with IPv4 NAT, applicable to 6to4? If so, then we must find solutions 
> now since 6to4 could be with us for many years.

Given that the whole point of 6to4 is to allow IPv6 packets to be
passed end-to-end without modification, I don't see how ALGs apply at 
all. NAT-PT of course has similar issues to v4 NAT, but NAT-PT and
6to4 are different things.

Keith