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From: Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.homeip.net>
To: "Gautham Ganapathy" <xgautham@ti.com>
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: IPv6 and IPv4
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On Tue, 17 Sep 2002 16:58:52 +0530
"Gautham Ganapathy" <xgautham@ti.com> wrote:

Hi
 
> Since it is possible to run IPv6 and IPv4 on the same network, and
> most routers supposedly support IPv6, why is there a need to have the
> IPv6

That's not really true, I'm sure most (deployed) routers actually do not
support IPv6 yet.

> network seperate from the internet ? as long as the client and the
> server are both IPv6 enabled (and the routers in b/w), shouldn't this
> work properly?

Since most ISPs are still IPv4 only you have to resort to tricks like
the IPv6->IPv4 tunnels to access the 6bone. It will not 'work properly',
until all the equipment IPSs use is upgraded to IPv6.

In the meantime you can play with IPv6 by getting a tunnel like those
freenet6, Hurricane Electric and others provide.

Cheers,
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        Miguel Mendez - flynn@energyhq.homeip.net
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