IPv6 Connectivity Saga (part n+1)

Sun Feb 3 04:01:13 UTC 2008

On Feb 2, 2008 6:24 PM, Thomas Kühne <thomas at kuehne.cn> wrote:

> > Another factor is that with IPv4, you need to be pragmatic, because if
> > you don't, you have no connectivity. With IPv6, you can impose
> > arbitrary restrictions as much as you want, because IPv4 makes sure
> > there is always fallback connectivity anyway.
>
> Maybe, but the most frequently encountered errors were time outs and
> those usually degrade performance drastically.

one might also consider that there may not be v4 conectivity in all
cases, so if you offer up a AAAA please make sure the services on the
relevant AAAA/A are consistent/available.

-Chris