Re: [shim6] IPv6 multihoming

Gert Doering <gert@space.net> Tue, 26 January 2010 14:52 UTC

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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:52:57 +0100
From: Gert Doering <gert@space.net>
To: Vlad Ion <vlad.thoth@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [shim6] IPv6 multihoming
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Hi,

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 12:36:06AM +0200, Vlad Ion wrote:
> That would not provide multihoming as much as provide direct access to the
> whole internet in v6 format to anyone deciding to switch to v6 which would

I'm very interested in learning how this new way of looking at 2002::
address space is going to magically turn on IPv6 configuration in all
the web servers, firewalls, and load balancers out there?

The problem today is not "acquire IPv6 address space" but "encourage
people to actually turn it *on* on their servers and networking gear".

Gert Doering
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