From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 11 15:07:53 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6872D16A404 for ; Fri, 11 May 2007 15:07:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mgrooms@shrew.net) Received: from shrew.net (206-223-169-85.beanfield.net [206.223.169.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD3DE13C483 for ; Fri, 11 May 2007 15:07:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mgrooms@shrew.net) Received: from localhost (206-223-169-82.beanfield.net [206.223.169.82]) by shrew.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94F8C79E211 for ; Fri, 11 May 2007 10:07:52 -0500 (CDT) Received: from shrew.net ([206.223.169.85]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [206.223.169.82]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 33385-02 for ; Fri, 11 May 2007 15:07:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from hole.shrew.net (66-90-185-31.dyn.grandenetworks.net [66.90.185.31]) by shrew.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 101F779E204 for ; Fri, 11 May 2007 10:07:51 -0500 (CDT) Received: from hole.shrew.net (localhost.shrew.net [127.0.0.1]) by hole.shrew.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l4B8BTjY031339 for ; Fri, 11 May 2007 08:11:29 GMT (envelope-from mgrooms@shrew.net) Received: (from www@localhost) by hole.shrew.net (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l4B8BTL6031338; Fri, 11 May 2007 08:11:29 GMT (envelope-from mgrooms@shrew.net) Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 08:11:29 GMT Message-Id: <200705110811.l4B8BTL6031338@hole.shrew.net> X-Authentication-Warning: hole.shrew.net: www set sender to mgrooms@shrew.net using -f To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from 24.155.185.195 (auth. user mgrooms@hole.shrew.net) by webmail.shrew.net with HTTP; Fri, 11 May 2007 03:11:29 -0500 X-IlohaMail-Blah: mgrooms@hole.shrew.net X-IlohaMail-Method: mail() [mem] X-IlohaMail-Dummy: moo X-Mailer: IlohaMail/0.8.12 (On: webmail.shrew.net) From: "Matthew Grooms" Bounce-To: "Matthew Grooms" Errors-To: "Matthew Grooms" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: NAT Traversal Patches ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 15:07:53 -0000 All, I understand that FreeBSD is a volunteer project, but does anyone have any information regarding the status of the IPsec NAT Traversal patches and their inclusion with FeeBSD? I have seen them floating around this list for a few years now. At one point, there was an objection that concerned a possible legal issue related to patents. This can't be too much of a road block as Linux, OpenBSD and NetBSD all include support for NATT in official stable kernel sources. Fedora Core 6 even has the feature enabled by default in the generic kernel. Another objection I have seen was related to the patch only offering support for the KAME stack. But the most recent patch set also offers support for the Fast IPsec stack as well. Is the patch lacking sponsorship by a FreeBSD developer sponsor since the author does not have commit access? Maybe a developer looking at the patch is just short on time at the moment? If so, is there another developer that could maybe help out? Is there a technical reason why the patches have not been committed? If so, I don't think the author is aware so a little communication is required? Lastly, is there anything the community can do to help out? Maybe donating to a FreeBSD Foundation project that sponsors IPsec related work? Thanks, -Matthew