comp.os.linux.networking

> like better performance

Can you elaborate a bit ? (except of eliminating the need for NAT).
There is something which I do not understand:
For routers in the internet - is the kernel routing table more
efficient than in IPV4?
As far as I understand, the routing is the same as in IPV4 (namely, we
find the route using
a prefix in IPV6 whrereas we have the subnet in IPv4).

I will appreciate if someone can elaborate on this.
Regards,
Ian

On Apr 2, 11:53 am, Jurgen Haan wrote:
> ian...@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-