Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:19:33 -0300 From: JoaoBR <joao@matik.com.br> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> Subject: Re: INET6 -- and why I don't use it Message-ID: <200803062019.33435.joao@matik.com.br> In-Reply-To: <20080306192408.4C1864500E@ptavv.es.net> References: <20080306192408.4C1864500E@ptavv.es.net>
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On Thursday 06 March 2008 16:24:08 Kevin Oberman wrote: > > Agreed. =A0But at this stage I can't justify the effort to do anything > > more than have a very cursory glance it at. =A0What benefit would I > > derive from setting up an IPv6 network and attempting to experiment > > with it? =A0My ISP won't support IPv6 and I'm reasonably certain my > > cable-modem doesn't either so IPv6 connectivity would entail some > > sort of tunnel. > > You don't set up an IPv6 network. You simply have end nodes that will > use IPv6 when/if it is available by just making a one-line change in > rc.conf as opposed to a kernel re-build. > > If you have a Windows Vista box (and I'm told several people do, even > though I have never used one), it has IPv6, it is always enabled, and it > REALLY, REALLY tries to use it using several mechanisms including Toredo > tunnels (which are either very cool or the spawn of Satan, depending on > who you talk to). eventually this few lines show why this thread goes so far ...=20 your computer will or better CAN use ipv6 when it is on a ipv6 network and= =20 nothing else, ipv6 WILL NOT come eventually available on your ipv4 network= =20 (unless it's address space change ...) this has nothing to do with vista or dawn, this is a routing issue and as l= ong=20 as you are NOT on a ipv6 network you do NOT need ipv6 on our machine, still= =20 beeing able to access ipv6 networks ... as weel as ipv6 networls can access= =20 ipv4 networlks guys, if not so all this ipv[4|6] stuff wouldn't make any=20 sense ... as long as you talk in endpoints you also can access any rfc1918 address as= =20 long as you have some setup (VPN?) for that, so what you say here is not=20 exactly true, either for windows nor for unix, the OS at the end has=20 absolutelty NOTHING to do with ipv6 neither with ipv4 ... so final point here is that you need ipv6 on your machine when you are on a= =20 ipv6 network or want by any means connect directly to a remote ipv6 endpoin= t,=20 similare as you do a VPN connection to a rfc1918 network wether this are=20 tunnels or whatever provided by either satans or daemons ... guys please ... =2D-=20 Jo=E3o A mensagem foi scaneada pelo sistema de e-mail e pode ser considerada segura. Service fornecido pelo Datacenter Matik https://datacenter.matik.com.br
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