Re: Fw: Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-15 Thread Chris Brenton
On Tue, 2003-10-14 at 21:12, Fred Heutte wrote: IPSec prevents packet modification to thwart man-in-the-middle attacks. However, this strong security feature also generates operational problems. NAT frequently breaks IPSec because it modifies packets by substituting public IP

Re: Fw: Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-15 Thread Crist Clark
Chris Brenton wrote: [snip] True this only works for one to one NAT. Many to one NAT will still break IPSec, even if ESP is used alone. This is a functionality issue however (IPSec using a fixed source port of 500), rather than a preventing packet modification to thwart man-in-the-middle

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-14 Thread Stefan Mink
On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 08:28:11AM -0700, ken emery wrote: I use IPSEC and it works fine behind NAT. Yes, it does work, on a small scale. However what if your neighbor wants to IPSEC to the same place (say you work at the same place). If both of you are NAT'd from the same IP address

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-14 Thread Crist Clark
Stefan Mink wrote: On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 08:28:11AM -0700, ken emery wrote: I use IPSEC and it works fine behind NAT. Yes, it does work, on a small scale. However what if your neighbor wants to IPSEC to the same place (say you work at the same place). If both of you are NAT'd

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-14 Thread Kee Hinckley
At 6:30 PM +0200 10/14/03, Stefan Mink wrote: On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 08:28:11AM -0700, ken emery wrote: I use IPSEC and it works fine behind NAT. Yes, it does work, on a small scale. However what if your neighbor wants to IPSEC to the same place (say you work at the same place). If both of

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-14 Thread Steven M. Bellovin
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Crist Clark writes: Kee Hinckley wrote: At 6:30 PM +0200 10/14/03, Stefan Mink wrote: On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 08:28:11AM -0700, ken emery wrote: I use IPSEC and it works fine behind NAT. Yes, it does work, on a small scale. However what if your

Fw: Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-14 Thread Fred Heutte
The new issue of Network Magazine has a cover story that may be worth a look: SSL VPNs: Remote Access for the Masses, by Andrew Conry-Murray, which makes a pretty convincing case for the use of SSL VPNs instead of IPSec. A lot of this is still-emerging stuff and the author, to his credit,

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-12 Thread Petri Helenius
Terry Baranski wrote: That being said, NAT does break stuff and as has been mentioned, filtering is certainly possible without having to bring NAT into the mix. Microsoft assures us that the Windows firewall will be enabled by default starting with WinXP patches early next year. How easy will

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread Majdi S. Abbas
On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 08:07:05PM -0600, Adam Selene wrote: IMHO, all consumer network access should be behind NAT. -snip- As for plug-in workgroup networking (the main reason why everything is open by default), when you create a Workgroup, it should require a key for that workgroup and

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread Petri Helenius
Adam Selene wrote: IMHO, all consumer network access should be behind NAT. First of all, this would block way too many uses that currently actually sell the consumer network connections. I recommend my competition to do this Secondly, it´s very hard, if impossible to come up with a NAT

RE: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread Christopher Bird
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Block all servers? Adam Selene wrote: IMHO, all consumer network access should be behind NAT. First of all, this would block way too many uses that currently actually sell the consumer network connections. I recommend my competition to do

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread jlewis
Didn't susan ask for this topic to move off-list? Anybody (no...not Merit) care to step up and create a nanog-issues list where such discussions can continue unmolested when the nanog topic police declare an important topic off-topic? I can understand how some operators might not want to

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread Adam Selene
Unfortuantely there are enough protocols and applications which don't work well behind a NAT that deploying this on a large scale is not practical. It already is deployed upon a large scale. When I had @Home in Seattle (one of the first subscribers), I had a 10.x address. Here in Costa Rica,

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread Adam Selene
Penalizing users that need (and will pay) for reasonably accessible two way communication is not the answer, and never will be. By all means, make a non-NAT IP address a optional premium service, and hope those that request it are sophisticated enought to secure their machine. Adam

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread ken emery
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003, Adam Selene wrote: Also what about folks who need to VPN in to their office (either via PPTP or IPSEC)? How would you take care of that situation? I use IPSEC and it works fine behind NAT. Yes, it does work, on a small scale. However what if your neighbor wants to

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread Alex Yuriev
Also what about folks who need to VPN in to their office (either via PPTP or IPSEC)? How would you take care of that situation? IPSEC works over NATs just fine. Alex

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread Petri Helenius
Adam Selene wrote: By all means, make a non-NAT IP address a optional premium service, and hope those that request it are sophisticated enought to secure their machine. NAT is more expensive to produce, so it should be an optional premium service, and that seems to be more and more the case.

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread Adam Selene
NAT is more expensive to produce, so it should be an optional premium service, and that seems to be more and more the case. Not necessarily when you consider the cost (in bandwidth, network reliability and support staff) imposed by worms and kiddies from other networks scanning your IP space

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread Steven M. Bellovin
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Alex Yurie v writes: Also what about folks who need to VPN in to their office (either via PPTP or IPSEC)? How would you take care of that situation? IPSEC works over NATs just fine. Not in the general case, no. See draft-aboba-nat-ipsec-04.txt if you can

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread ken emery
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Alex Yurie v writes: Also what about folks who need to VPN in to their office (either via PPTP or IPSEC)? How would you take care of that situation? IPSEC works over NATs just fine. Not in the general

RE: Block all servers?

2003-10-11 Thread Terry Baranski
This internet draft is available at: http://quimby.gnus.org/internet-drafts/draft-aboba-nat-ipsec-04.txt Ken Emery wrote: I can't figure out if anything happened with this draft (I'm guessing nothing went on). The draft expired on December 1, 2001. IPSec NAT Traversal is still being

RE: Block all servers?

2003-10-10 Thread Christopher Bird
I agree that Michael is right on. The social, psychological and financial issues are in many ways more tricky than the technical issus. However, I think there are ways to help. But first some history When I signed up for Cable broadband access several years ago, I was told, And of course

RE: Block all servers?

2003-10-10 Thread Eric Kuhnke
The TOS/AUP for most residential broadband connections already allows the ISP to shut off service or do anything they want to the customer without prior notice. It has been this way for at least 3 or 4 years, since the advent of @Home. Take a look at the TOS/AUP for Comcast, Shaw Cable, MSN

RE: Block all servers?

2003-10-10 Thread Christopher Bird
accessing the internet (and the WWW) in manners which are to the detriment of everyone else. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Kuhnke Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 7:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Block all

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-10 Thread Adam Selene
IMHO, all consumer network access should be behind NAT. However, the real solutions is (and unfortunately to the detriment of many 3rd party software companies) for operating system companies such as Microsoft to realize a system level firewall is no longer something to be added on or configured

Re: Block all servers?

2003-10-10 Thread ken emery
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Adam Selene wrote: IMHO, all consumer network access should be behind NAT. Unfortuantely there are enough protocols and applications which don't work well behind a NAT that deploying this on a large scale is not practical. Most gamers require incoming connections. These