IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...

Fri Feb 18 00:57:39 UTC 2011

In message <20110217203639.GA3702 at mara.org>, Steve Meuse writes:
> George Bonser expunged (gbonser at seven.com):
> 
> > Considering the amount of linux-based CPE and other network hardware out
> > there (including some Cisco gear), the extent to which it might be
> > usable today could be surprising.
> 
> An how many of those embedded linux devices are running a 2.4 kernel? Just lo
> ok at xx-wrt as an example. If you have a certain chipset, 2.4 is your only o
> ption. 

And the work to patch that kernel is minimal if it doesn't already
support it.  It would take less time to fix the kernel than to argue
over whether to fix it.

> -Steve
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