comp.os.linux.networking

ianbrn@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello,
> Can anybody give a short list of Disadvantages/Advantages of IPv6 in
> Linux?
> (comparing to IPV4).
>
> I am more interested in disadvantages (because I think I know more
> about the
> advantages).
> The only disadvantages I could think of are only these 3:
>
> 1) Currently there is no support to LVS in the linux kernel.

>
> 2) You need to port applications to IPV6 .
>
> 3) You need tunnels when you are working against IPV4 machines.

Can't IPV4 be encapsulated in IPV6?
I thought you only needed tunnels to pass through routers, but not so
much to directly talk to IPV4 machines.
>
>
> I would appreciate if anybody can add to this list of
> disadvantages.

You should concentrate more on the advantages, like better performance,
less tweaks, no more need for NAT (jeej), more available IP's.

But one of the major disadvantages on IPV6 in general is that a lot of
sysadmins and people alike do not understand how it works... It
incorporates a learning curve.

>
> Regards,
> Ian
>

-R-