On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Laszlo Hanyecz <las...@heliacal.net> wrote:
> On 2016-06-05 22:48, Damian Menscher wrote: > >> >> What *is* standard about them? My earliest training as a sysadmin taught >> me that any time you switch away from a default setting, you're venturing >> into the unknown. Your config is no longer well-tested; you may >> experience >> strange errors; nobody else will have seen the same bugs. >> >> That's exactly what's happening here -- people are setting up IPv6 tunnel >> broker connections, then complaining that there are unexpected side >> effects. >> > > There are a lot of non technical Netflix users who are being told to turn > off IPv6, switch ISPs, get a new VPN, etc. because Netflix has a broken > system. Those users don't care what IPv6 is, they just learn that it's bad > because it breaks Netflix. Most users have no way to change these things > and they just aren't going to be able to use Netflix anymore. Who are these non-technical Netflix users who accidentally stumbled into having a HE tunnel broker connection without their knowledge? I wasn't aware this sort of thing could happen without user consent, and would like to know if I'm wrong. Only thing I can imagine is if ISPs are using HE as a form of CGN. Another question: what benefit does one get from having a HE tunnel broker connection? Is it just geek points, or is there a practical benefit too? Damian