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<div class="">In our policy statement (<a href="https://named-data.net/ndn-testbed/policies-connecting-nodes-ndn-testbed/" class="">https://named-data.net/ndn-testbed/policies-connecting-nodes-ndn-testbed/</a>)</div>
<div class="">for a site joining the NDN Testbed, we state:</div>
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<div class="">"<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">The machine may be a dedicated physical box or
a virtual machine (VM) with a </span></div>
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be behind a NAT). </span><font color="#222222" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">“</span></font></div>
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<div class="">I would like to lift the restriction about being behind a NAT. I believe that we originally put</div>
<div class="">that stipulation in the policy as a convenience to us as we managed the NDN Testbed.</div>
<div class="">We have already been flexible with a couple of sites that wanted or needed to be behind a NAT. </div>
<div class="">So far, I do not have any evidence that this has caused any problems. We do have an issue with</div>
<div class="">one site that happens to be behind a NAT but at this time I do not think the NAT is causing the problem.</div>
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<div class="">Does anyone have any concrete reasons why an NDN node on the NDN Testbed should</div>
<div class="">NOT be allowed to be behind a NAT?</div>
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<div class="">Thanks,</div>
<div class="">John</div>
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