Subj : IPv6
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Andrew Leary
Date : Sat Nov 30 2013 12:14:51

Hello Michiel!

Friday November 29 2013 12:03, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Andrew Leary:

 MvdV> If this situation is permanent, rather than just a experiment, I
 MvdV> suggest that instead of separate host names for IPv4 and IPv6, you use
 MvdV> separate host names for the different systems. Example: Use bnbbbs.net
 MvdV> for 320/119 and phoenix.bnbbbs.net for 320/219. Attach just an A
 MvdV> record to bnbbbbs.net and both the A and AAAA records to
 MvdV> phoenix.bnbbbs.net

This has been setup; the changes should make the next nodelist.

 MvdV> The only snag is that in that case, you'd have to make the ipv6 part
 MvdV> listen on port 24555 instead of 24554.

This is a simple matter of editing /etc/services; it should be all set now.

 MvdV> A third solution would be to add an extra node number - say 320/319
 MvdV> for the IPv6 experiment and list it with an INO4 flag to signal no
 MvdV> IPv4.

I see little need for an extra node number when with the change above, everything should end up on the proper system.

 MvdV> But the "grand" solution of course is to enable IPv6 for your other
 MvdV> system as well...;-)

I doubt that will ever happen, unless I get rid of OS/2.

Andrew

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