[HN Gopher] Peer-to-Peer NAT64 Network ___________________________________________________________________ Peer-to-Peer NAT64 Network Author : Sami_Lehtinen Score : 60 points Date : 2021-12-12 17:36 UTC (5 hours ago) (HTM) web link (p2p.nat64.dk) (TXT) w3m dump (p2p.nat64.dk) | jordemort wrote: | I appreciate the spirit in which this is offered but I'm | pessimistic about the outcomes of any service that has people | relaying strangers' traffic for them. It will be difficult to | prevent this from being abused; I bet there's at least 5 | different people working on abusing it since it was posted here. | jagger27 wrote: | I'm confused. Can I use this in an IPv4-only environment (i.e. my | Stone Age ISP)? | wmf wrote: | No, this is a workaround for people who don't have IPv4. If you | have IPv4 you don't need this. It's for people on broken | IPv6-only networks (i.e. basically nobody). | dundarious wrote: | That's wrong. Note the last bullet from the /why page: | | > The primary purpose of this service is to encourage | deployment of IPv6. The primary method this service uses to | encouraging deployment of IPv6 is to lend a helping hand to | two groups of users. | | > * Users of IPv6-only networks who need NAT64 in order to | reach legacy services. | | > * Users who due to no fault of their own is stuck on an | IPv4-only network behind NAT. | cmeacham98 wrote: | You can help the network by running an ipv4-only node. The | people that benefit from this help are people on ipv6-only | networks. | Aloha wrote: | It appears you can. | | https://p2p.nat64.dk/help | jagger27 wrote: | Yes I read that and that's why I'm confused. | | > In order to run an IPv4 peer you need access to IPv4 which | can be through one or more layers of NAT. Before installing | the software you should ask your network provider for a | routed IPv6 prefix. If the provider gives you a functional | /60 or shorter prefix free of charge I recommend that you | make good use of that and do not install the IPv4 peer. | | If my ISP gave me a functional IPv6 prefix I wouldn't be | bothering with this. | dundarious wrote: | That's what that text is saying. If you have v6, just use | it (and maybe run a v6 peer instead). | | If you _don't_ have a usable v6 prefix, then continue with | the instructions. | jagger27 wrote: | Ok. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-12-12 23:00 UTC)