On Jul 9, 2013 1:59 PM, "Eddie G. O'Connor Jr." <eoconno...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 07/09/2013 02:27 PM, Fernando Lozano wrote: > > Hi, > > > >> On Tue, 2013-07-09 at 10:58 +0200, j.witvl...@mindef.nl wrote: > >>> Once in a while I see people suggesting the disabling of IPv6 to cope > >>> with some issue. > >>> > >>> My I _kindly_ ask not to do that anymore? > >>> Even though such trick might take away the symptoms for you and me, it > >>> is a technical overkill and only tackles the symptoms. > >> In my case, I have a completely IPv4 network, and a complete > >> impossibility to do IPv6 over the internet (I'd need an IP6 to 4 proxy > >> *OUTSIDE* of my ISP). So... > >> > >> > > Somtimes we techinicians give advice based on an ideal world. :-) But on > > the real world disabling IPv6 everywhere is the *right* thing to do for > > many companies. if you don't have the need, don't have the knowledge and > > your hardware/software doesn't support it well, IPv6 is not only > > overhead with no added value but also may present a significant security > > risk. Just like you should disable any system service (specially network > > services) that you don't need to reduce a hacker attack surface on your > > network and servers. > > > > > > []s, Fernando Lozano > > > Good advice Fernando! even though I don't have IPV6 running anywhere on > my home network, my SISTER does, and I'm sure there are times when > she'll be tempted to do just as you said to alleviate some problem or > other... > > > EGO II > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
Is it possible to give the end-user the option whether to go IVP4 or IPV6?
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