[c-nsp] WARNING: Netflow Data Export & Hardware assisted NAT not supported on 76xx/65xx on the same interface

Matthew Huff mhuff at ox.com
Sun Aug 28 10:29:42 EDT 2011


> Bottom line: you *should* be able to trust vendor marketing, but you
> *can't*, and I strongly advise you don't, for Cisco or any other vendor
> - they simply don't convey accurate information reliably enough :o(

I agree. Caveat Emptor. 

I would understand the limitation if I was using some unusual feature or using them in some unusual way. However, the marketing literature for the RSP720 mentions supporting hardware-assisted NAT, and netflow collection. These are major features, and one of the advantages of using a hardware router/switch rather than a software one (which is important in the financial realm, since market data by nature is bursty). A simple notice that netflow data collection and NAT cannot be used on the same interface should be mentioned in that literature since it cannot work under any configuration on the same interface.





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