Going dual-stack, how do apps behave and what to do as an operator (Was: Apple Airport Extreme IPv6 problems?)

Mon Sep 24 12:06:22 UTC 2007

Yes, that's clear, I was assuming we are talking about "end boxes" such as a
CPE.

Regards,
Jordi

> De: Nathan Ward <nanog at daork.net>
> Responder a: <owner-nanog at merit.edu>
> Fecha: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:35:12 +1200
> Para: NANOG <nanog at merit.edu>
> Asunto: Re: Going dual-stack, how do apps behave and what to do as an
> operator  (Was: Apple Airport Extreme IPv6 problems?)
> 
> 
> On 24/09/2007, at 10:46 PM, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote:
>> There is something not correct here ... Proto-41 is supported by
>> many boxes,
>> even NAT boxes, I guess by mistake from de vendor/implementation ...
>> 
>> Basically many boxes just understand TCP and UDP and they decide to
>> "pass-thru" other unknown protocols, instead of discarding them.
> 
> Probably doesn't work so well if you have 6k people behind the same
> NAT, and they all try and use proto-41, though.
> 
> --
> Nathan Ward
> 

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