On 2011-11-16 13:55, Ted Lemon wrote: > On Nov 16, 2011, at 8:25 AM, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpen...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> However, I suspect that the average user won't be happy if IPv6 works in >> the bedroom but IPv4 doesn't, so I'm not sure the consensus you mention will >> hold in the market. > > Why would the average user even notice that IPv4 is broken? But yes, if > they would notice, then it would be good if it weren't broken. > >> Yes, but I'd like to see it described in terms of real products, not >> what is theoretically possible. > > If by real products, you mean things you can buy today, I don't agree, but if > you mean that homenet gateways ought to not break IPv4, I certainly agree.
What will happen if a user hangs an existing v4-only box bought in the supermarket off a new homenet-conforming box? I'm not saying we have to guarantee that it works, but at least we need to understand the possible breakages (IMHO). Brian _______________________________________________ homenet mailing list homenet@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/homenet
