See also: <http://filemaker.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6994/kw/ipv6>


Winfried



Am 2010-05-03 um 01:03 schrieb Winfried Huslik:

> Richard,
> 
> IPv6 has nothing to do with the file format .fp7, and it is not to expect 
> that the file format will be changed in the foreseeable future as it is so 
> flexible as to be capable to handle all future additions.
> 
> 
> Chuck,
> 
> That "litany" is for tech people, and it offers solutions and work arounds 
> for almost all cases, including IPv6 as to use a name server instead of a 
> hard coded IPv6 address.
> 
> I recommend to read the technical specifications for FileMaker Server which 
> allows up to 250 simultaneous connections. The number of databases seems to 
> be limited only by available memory (50 should be OK).
> 
> 
> Winfried
> www.fmdiff.com
> 
> 
> 
> Am 2010-05-02 um 22:34 schrieb richardsrussell tds.net:
> 
>> = = = = = =
>> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Chuck Pelto <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> That's QUITE a litany of issues.
>> 
>> I'm surprised at the lack of support for iPv6. That's been around for quite 
>> some time and although it is not as widely accepted as I think it SHOULD be, 
>> I would have thought FMI would be more proactive. Oh....wait....I'd 
>> forgotten about all the thinks they should have added back in FMP3 
>> days.....<heavy sigh>....
>> 
>> = = = = = =
>> Richard observes:
>> 
>> I have no inside technical knowledge, so I'll let somebody who does give a 
>> definitive answer to this, but it's possible that FMI would have had to 
>> fiddle with the basic ".FP7" file format to include IP6 compatibility. I for 
>> one am delighted that they've been able to make ".FP7" last as long as they 
>> have, and it would take a lot more than IP6 compatibility to make me want to 
>> have to deal with a new file format.

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