On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 04:49 -0400, Paul Kaplan wrote:
Can't say why it's a problem,
DNS resolution. Some programs try to resolve IPv6 addresses first if they detect IPv6 is in use. So it's not until a lengthly timeout occurs that a IPv4 address resolution attempt is done. It would be nice to see some SOHO security appliances come with IPv6 name resolution built-in. I've been meaning to get involved with IPCop to nip that issue in the butt. -- Bryan P.S. Pre-configuring IPv6 LINK LOCAL addresses by default isn't a bad idea. Unfortunately, too many libraries always assume DNS is available -- including trying IPv6 first. -- Bryan J. Smith Professional, technical annoyance mailto:b.j.smith@ieee.org http://thebs413.blogspot.com ----------------------------------------------------------- Americans don't get upset because citizens in some foreign nations can burn the American flag -- Americans get upset because citizens in those same nations can't burn their own