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What purpose do you have for NAT other than putting it where you should actually be putting a firewall?
by LambdaComplex 5mo ago
What purpose do you have for NAT other than putting it where you should actually be putting a firewall?
- djha-skin 5mo agoObfuscation. By inspecting packets coming from my network now you can tell what MAC addresses are in my network and also internal network topology. It's part of the reason your cell phone feels the need to randomize its MAC.
- MaKey 5mo agoThis concern is addressed in RFC 4941 (IPv6 privacy extensions).
- KaiserPro 5mo ago> my network now you can tell what MAC addresses are in my network only if you're using EUI-64, but I don't think many things use that anymore. I think the only thing is cisco shit. but even then I suspect that they have RFC7217 on by default at least.
- actionfromafar 5mo agoOk, now let's translate to Important Meeting Language: "something ipv6 something something you may be vulnerable if you buy network gear from a normal vendor" "Ok, let's not do that ipv6 thing"
- KaiserPro 5mo ago[dead]