NAT44 & NAT64 implementation using TC-BPF

Tested Environment

OS: Ubuntu 22.04
Kernel: 5.15.0-46-generic
Python: 3.10.4
iproute: iproute2-5.15.0

Dependencies:

• nest

  pip3 install nest

• scapy, wireshark

  sudo apt install python3-scapy wireshark

• Toolchains/headers & helpers for eBPF

  sudo apt install clang llvm libelf-dev libpcap-dev gcc-multilib build-essential libmnl-dev
  sudo apt install linux-tools-$(uname -r)
  sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
  sudo apt install linux-tools-common linux-tools-generic

Topology:

h1 --------- r --------- h2 

h1: host in a private network

r: router (nat gateway)

h2: host outside the private network

Running:

• Change directory to nat44-bpf / nat64-bpf

• Create the topology & compile & start nat ebpf program

  sudo python3 testbed.py
  

  The script will start wireshark instances in the end hosts & router nodes(h1, h2 & r).

  This script has to be running in foreground. The below operations has to be done in a new shell

• Send a packet from h1 to h2

  sudo ip netns exec h1 python3 send_pkt.py
  

• Send a packet from h2 to h1

  sudo ip netns exec h2 python3 ret_pkt.py
  

• The packets can be analyzed using wireshark at hosts or router nodes.