Re: NATLL6 [was Re: Forwarding Packets With Link Local Destination Addresses]

Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Fri, 08 January 2021 20:43 UTC

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Subject: Re: NATLL6 [was Re: Forwarding Packets With Link Local Destination Addresses]
To: Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com>, Alejandro Acosta <alejandroacostaalamo@gmail.com>, ipv6@ietf.org
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From: Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com>
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On 09-Jan-21 08:51, Fernando Gont wrote:
> On 8/1/21 16:37, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> [...]
>>>>
>>>> I interpret this statement to include packets that contain routing headers. For example, it forbids an SRv6 packet whose final segment has a locator that begins with FE80.
>>>>
>>>    In LACNIC we ran a project called Natmeter [1] for about 2 years, we obtained a lot of interesting data during this period [2].
>>>
>>>    The case is the following, we detected some end-user devices with only Link Local addresses (exactly, no GUA nor ULA) that were successfully natted and using the web.
>>>
>>>    Is it ok?, do you consider it as a forwarding of a packet? was it a crazy result? (we saw few samples of this)
>>
>> NAT66 is not defined and not recommended, so there really isn't an answer to your questions. I can't think of a reason why such a hack wouldn't work, though. As long as the LL address is translated, it will not escape from the LAN.
> 
> I would expect that something else (other than IPv6 NAT) is going on. IN 
> that sense, it would be interesting to know more details about the 
> methodology they employ to measure the use of NATs.

Well, the host has not disabled IPv6, but neither has it processed an RA
to generate a routeable address. So the UE configuration is apparently a
bit strange: WAN-side IPv6 is up, but no LAN-side RAs, and a NAT66 hack
enabled.

https://natmeter.labs.lacnic.net/ gives some details. It includes
a client-side script.

(Unfortunately https://natmeter.labs.lacnic.net/charts/ seems to be broken.)

   Brian