Carel Fellinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I search the net and the archive in vain to find whether ipv4 and ipv6 > behave like seperate name spaces. So now I join the list, > temporarely:) It are distinct namespaces but pointing to the same resources. Just like as street+city/housenumber combo and a zipcode/housenumber combo. > Is the following /etc/hosts snipped legimate? > > /etc/hosts: > > 192.168.1.1 local-host.local-domain > ::FFFF:192.168.1.1 local-host.local-domain If you want to define the local-domain.tld it is ;) > And the next question: what address range to use for the above schema? > Stick with the "::FFFF:" prefix for IPv4-Mapped addresses or switch to > the "::" prefix for IPv4-Compatible addresses. IPv4-mapped is in a stadium of being deprecated at the moment. ::192.168.1.1 is not valid, but ::ffff:192.168.1.1 is valid. Using IPv4 mapped addresses isn't encouraged. Greets, Jeroen
