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Re: [Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues
From: Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:53:32 -0400
On Jun 13, 2022, at 10:25 AM, Brielle <bruns () 2mbit com> wrote: I quickly reconfigured the Cys WireGuard node to connect to the Den node over IPv6 and, after WireGuard did its magic dynamically reconfiguring endpoints, suddenly the connection was back up and routing at full speed. Hell yeah! So, moral / TLDR of the story? Don't discount taking the time to set up IPv6, even if it's just for your important devices. Also, WireGuard > IPsec.
This is great to hear. I know that many things will operate better in IPv6 land vs IPv4 land as in IPv4 land there’s a lot of port-based filtering that happens in networks which isn’t the same in IPv6-land. Super glad to hear that IPv6 saved the day for you! - Jared
Current thread:
- [Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues Brielle (Jun 13)
- Re: [Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues Jared Mauch (Jun 13)
- Re: [Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues Christopher Morrow (Jun 13)
- Re: [Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues Brie (Jun 13)
- Re: [Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues Jon Lewis (Jun 13)
- Re: [Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues Brie (Jun 13)
- Re: [Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues Christopher Morrow (Jun 13)
- Re: [Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues Jared Mauch (Jun 13)
- Re: [Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues Randy Bush (Jun 13)