On Jun 10, 2011, at 1:15 PM, james woodyatt wrote:

> On Jun 9, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Lorenzo Colitti wrote:
>> 
>> We have data that clearly shows that Mac OS 10.6.4, which uses 6to4 by 
>> default...
> 
> I don't want anybody to be misled by this statement.  I think what Lorenzo 
> meant to say is that Mac OS X 10.6.4 and earlier doesn't implement the policy 
> table in I-D.ietf-6man-rfc3484-revise, which prefers IPv4 source addresses 
> over 2002::/16 IPv6 source addresses.
> 
> Mac OS X has *never* used 6to4 by default.  The scenario Lorenzo is talking 
> about is where a router is advertising a 6to4 prefix onto a native IPv6 link. 
>  On those links, Mac OS X 10.6.4 and earlier will treat 6to4 prefixes 
> equivalently to any other IPv6 prefix when making address selection decisions.

thanks for clearing that up.  I was pretty sure it wasn't true, but you saved 
me the trouble of reinstalling 10.6.4 to prove it.

Keith

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