Subj : WinPoint Version 404 IPV5
To   : Tim Schattkowsky
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Wed Mar 09 2022 00:07:03

Hello Tim,

On Tuesday March 08 2022 20:24, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>> So, he has IPv6, I have IPv6, he is using WP 404.  but he still
 MvdV>> comes in with an IPv4 address. Any suggestions?

 TS> As long as the host also has an IPv4 address, WP will use the IPv4.
 TS> That is the common practice to aviod trouble with IPv6 infratstructure
 TS> issues. WP will only use IPv6, if the host only presents an IPv6
 TS> address.

Ouch! I have been playing around with IPv6 for well over a decade and I say WP is definitely NOT following common practice. Common practice is that when the host name resolves to both an IPv4 and an IPv6 address to try IPv6 first and when that fails to try IPv4.

Maybe we should discuss this in the IPv6 echo. You are welcome to join there, it is available from your Boss node.


Cheers, Michiel

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