7.0 - slow/unstable Internet access via Linux router

[Mark Andrews]

> On Monday 03 March 2008 19:07:38 Mark Andrews wrote:
> > > On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 02:30:01PM +0300, Dmitry Antipov wrote:
> > > > Is it required to have 'options INET6' even if I'm not using any IPv6
> > > > connectivity ?
> > >
> > > No, not unless you rely on SCTP, which at this time *does* require
> > > INET6.  If you remove INET6, you must also remove SCTP.
> > >
> > > Be aware that if you remove INET6, ntpd (if used) will complain about
> > > missing transport protocol capability for tcp6 and udp6.  It's a
> > > harmless warning, and won't impact functionality of ntpd.  There is an
> > > open PR for this problem:
> > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3Dbin/78728
> > >
> > > > Also I have occasional 'mskc0: Uncorrectable PCI Express error'
> > > > messages, which is a known
> > > > (http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3Dkern/119613) problem...
> > >
> > > Can't help you with this, but I bet Pyun YongHyeon can.  :-)
> >
> > 	I really don't understand this wish people have to turn off
> > 	IPv6.  The world is running out of IPv4 addresses.  IPv6
> > 	will be required within a year or two.  Now is the time to
> 
> easy, you do not need ipv6 when you are on an ipv4 network
> 
> > 	make sure every piece of software you use that requires IP
> > 	connectivity supports IPv6.  In 2-3 years time it will be
> > 	too late as you won't have the option to fall back to IPv4.

	What does turning off IPv6 get you other than a few less
	bytes of code?

> > 	IPv6 connectivity is available to everyone today if they
> > 	wish it.  You don't have to wait for you ISP to supply it.
> 
> well, that might not be exactly true, what do you want (and why should you)
> 
> with an ipv6 address/service on your computer when you are on an ipv4
> network???

	The ability to actually *test* that a application that you
	use will work over IPv6.  This is something that everybody
	that uses a networked application should be doing.

	Mark
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