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Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective
From: Franck Martin <franck () genius com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:19:18 +1300 (FJST)
This is dual stack, my recommendation is disable IPv6 on your servers (so your clients will still talk to them on IPv4 only), and let your client goes IPv6 first. Once you understand what is happening, get on IPv6 on your servers. Alternatively, use someone else network to understand IPv6. Attend, NANOG, ICANN, IETF, they always have IPv6 enabled, you can better understand how your machine reacts, what tools you have, how to do ping, debug, packet capture,... For the firewall, shorewall does IPv4 and IPv6, with a relatively simple interface and is free... ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Herrin" <bill () herrin us> To: "Robert Lusby" <nanogwp () gmail com> Cc: nanog () nanog org Sent: Thursday, 10 February, 2011 7:03:01 AM Subject: Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 6:00 AM, Robert Lusby <nanogwp () gmail com> wrote:
I also get why we need IPv6, that it means removing the NAT (which, surprise surprise also runs our Firewall), and I that I might need new kit for it. I am however *terrified* of making that move. There is so many new phrases, words, things to think about etc
The thing that terrifies me about deploying IPv6 is that apps compatible with both are programmed to attempt IPv6 before IPv4. This means my first not-quite-correct IPv6 deployments are going to break my apps that are used to not having and therefore not trying IPv6. But that's not the worst part... as the folks my customers interact with over the next couple of years make their first not-quite-correct IPv6 deployments, my access to them is going to break again. And again. And again. And I won't have the foggiest idea who's next until I get the call that such-and-such isn't working right. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin () dirtside comĀ bill () herrin us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
Current thread:
- IPv6 - a noobs prespective Robert Lusby (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Owen DeLong (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Jens Link (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective William Herrin (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Franck Martin (Feb 09)
- RE: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Tony Hain (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Jack Bates (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Iljitsch van Beijnum (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective William Herrin (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Franck Martin (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Fred Richards (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Franck Martin (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Owen DeLong (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Mike Lyon (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Franck Martin (Feb 09)
- Re: IPv6 - a noobs prespective Roland Perry (Feb 10)