Subject: Re: racoon (ipsec) and NAT
To: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 07/04/2002 18:41:07
itojun@iijlab.net writes:
> 	unfortunately, even with the above setup it doesn't work.  it is just
> 	impossible for IPsec to work with NAT, *by nature*.  for instance,
> 	NAT needs to rewrite packet content for FTP and other traffic,
> 	however IPsec ESP is designed to make it impossible to look at the
> 	content by encryption.

The easy way to do IPSec via a NAT is to use v6 addresses at both ends
and tunnel v6. Simple, clean, practical, and it even works with most
OSes including Windows.

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Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com
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