Re: [Softwires] comments on draft-carpenter-softwire-sample-00

[Mark Townsley <[e-mail]>]

On 9/29/10 10:19 AM, WashamFan wrote:
>>  I have one important question here: Are you looking for a solution that
>>  you can convince your provider to deploy and support, or something that
>>  you can setup independent of your provider? Given the situation, it
>>  sounds to me like more of the latter.
> 
> Tunnels start at one point and terminate at the other. Can
> you really setup IPv6 service independent of your provider?

Teredo does precisely that. But, it relies on relays that may or may not
work for you.

I'm not sure which is the best for where you are located in China, but
here's a list of services that will terminate the other end of the
Tunnel for you beyond your SP:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IPv6_tunnel_brokers

6fei seems to be one in China, and uses TSP which is designed to
discover the presence of NATs and bore through them appropriately.

- Mark

> IPv6 service should always be delivered by your provider, but
> in the situation I described above, it seems to me it is hard
> for those providers delivering IPv6 service over existing
> complex IPv4 networks.
> 
> Thanks,
> washam
>