netdev - Re: What's the right way to use a *large* number of source addresses?

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Message-ID: <53808957.7020906@mojatatu.com>
Date:	Sat, 24 May 2014 07:58:15 -0400
From:	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:	Niels Möller <nisse@...thpole.se>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
CC:	Jonas Bonn <jonas@...thpole.se>
Subject: Re: What's the right way to use a *large* number of source addresses?

On 05/23/14 05:38, Niels Möller wrote:
> Hi,
>


>     Main drawback of using NAT is the overhead for connection tracking;
>     it would be preferable if the only per-connection state needed is the
>     socket itself.
>

If stateless nat is sufficient take a look at tc nat.

cheers,
jamal
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