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Re: ike source port (was: issues with IKE that need resolution)



> 
> > > > To be clear, the NAT box Gabriel is refering to is a Host NAT server.
> > > > Host NAT server does not perform any address or port translation. 
> > > > Hope this helps.
> > > > 
> > > If so, then whence the term "NAT"?  Per RFC 1631 a NAT does address/port
> > > translation. 
> > > --bill
> > 
> > It is Host-NAT, not NAT.  A host in a private network, when connecting to 
> > end-hosts outside its realm, could adapt Host Network Address Translation 
> > to avoid network address translation of end-to-end packets. Such a host
> > is termed "Host NAT client". 
> > 
> > For details, I suggest, you refer NAR draft by Gabriel or the 
> > soon-to-be-posted draft-ietf-nat-terminology-01.txt. Thanks.
> > suresh
> 
> For some reason, I am having trouble pulling a local copy of the
> "soon-to-be-posted" draft-ietf-nat-terminology-01.txt :)
> 
> --bill
> 
It is not posted yet. It will be soon (in a couple of days).
Some minor editorial work is still under way. Thanks.

cheers,
suresh


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