[HN Gopher] Peer-to-Peer NAT64 Network
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       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.
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           | > * 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.
        
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