Teredo

E23864

Teredo is a tunneling protocol that enables IPv6 connectivity for devices on IPv4 networks, particularly those behind NAT.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
6to4 1
Teredo client 1
Teredo host-specific relay 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf IPv6 transition mechanism
tunneling protocol
addressPrefix 2001:0000::/32
alternativeTo Teredo self-linksurface differs
surface form: 6to4

NAT64
surface form: DS-Lite

ISATAP
NAT64
belongsToCategory IPv6 transition technologies
network tunneling protocols
canBeDisabledOn Windows operating systems
canTraverse cone NAT
port-restricted cone NAT
restricted cone NAT
definedIn RFC 4380
designedBy Christian Huitema
designedFor IPv4 networks with NAT
developedBy Microsoft
enables IPv6 connectivity over IPv4
encapsulates IPv6 packets in IPv4 UDP datagrams
hasComponent Teredo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Teredo client

Teredo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Teredo host-specific relay

Teredo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Teredo relay

Teredo server
hasLimitation limited support for symmetric NAT
hasSecurityConcern difficult traffic inspection
potential IPv6 traffic bypassing IPv4 firewalls
implementedIn Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows

Windows 7
Windows Vista
introducedIn Windows XP
surface form: Windows XP SP2
nameOrigin named after the Teredo navalis shipworm
obsoletedBy RFC 5991
operatesAtLayer network layer
requires Teredo relay to reach native IPv6 hosts
public Teredo server
runsOverProtocol IPv4
standardizedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF
status deprecated in many environments
supports IPv6 connectivity for NATed hosts
supportsProtocol IPv6
useCase providing IPv6 connectivity to IPv4-only home users
transition from IPv4 to IPv6
uses UDP encapsulation
usesAddressType IPv6 Teredo address
usesMechanism automatic tunneling
usesPort UDP port 3544
worksThrough NAT devices

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Teredo alternativeTo Teredo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 6to4
Teredo hasComponent Teredo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Teredo client
Teredo hasComponent Teredo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Teredo relay
Teredo hasComponent Teredo self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Teredo host-specific relay