> This is a troll right? NAT is a lot of things, but "simple and clean" is definitely not one of them. It causes complications at every step of the process. I

> This is a troll right? NAT is a lot of things, but "simple and clean" is definitely not one of them. It causes complications at every step of the process. I invite you to try this challenge: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47796992 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47796992 This is something that can be done with consumer-grade routers in _minutes_ with zero configuration from endpoints apart from the usual WiFi password. NAT is a _superior_ design in practice. It can be chained transparently, it moves all the stateful routing complexity to the border router, it enforces network isolation. And most importantly, IT ACTUALLY WORKS.