Re: there _is_ IPv6 NAT - just look for it

[Jeroen Massar <[e-mail]>]

On 2014-03-15 09:38, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
[..]
>> Unnecessary for connection normal hosts, but let me admit, that I
>> recently found a situation where it was actually useful to have Linux's
>> NAT function for IPv6: forwarding connections in a proxy-style method.
>>
>> This way I was able to setup a load-balanced forwarding setup for
>> various services without having to modify the backend systems to
>> understand a special header (eg X-Forwarded-For) for proper tracking of
>> too-many-connections and mere logging.
> 
> Try RFC 7098?

The flow-label would just add an extra tracking parameter in the NAT or
maybe better said 'connection tracker/translator' table.

I thus see little gain in adding something like that.
Also I don't know of any device actually having support for that.

Greets,
 Jeroen