[Story] When IPv6 Fixes IPv4 Peering Issues

Mon Jun 13 14:53:32 UTC 2022

> On Jun 13, 2022, at 10:25 AM, Brielle <bruns at 2mbit.com> wrote:
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> 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