Per Jessen wrote:
James Knott wrote:
In order to access IPv4 only devices over an IPv6 network, a proxy is necessary, which converts the IPv4 address to IPv6.
More likely you'll need a NAT'ing of an IPv6 into IPv4 - IPv4 is a subset of to IPv6.
No, NAT is not enough. There are differences in the headers and the way certain things are done. That's why a proxy is necessary to convert between the two. One example would be IPv6 extension headers vs IPv4 variable length headers. The structure of the two header types is also quite different.
In Windows, it's known as a PortProxy. Is there a similar proxy available in Linux?
TBH, I don't know, but would it not be better solved with some tunnelling or some such? Or maybe you can do to-IPv4 source-NAT'ing on the IPv6 clients?
That would require a VPN set up on all computers that may connect. A 6in4 client to access IPv6 addresses, where IPv6 is not available, is much easier. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org