In article <[email protected]>, Paul Goyette <[email protected]> wrote: >what controls the selection of a protocol when both are available? > >More specifically, if I 'ftp ftp.netbsd.org' what causes it to try ipv6 first, >and use ipv4 as a fall back? > >My ipv6 connectivity is via a slow vpn (from Manila to San Jose, CA!) so I >would prefer that connections default to ipv4 unless I explicitly ask for v6. > FreeBSD has:
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ip6addrctl&sektion=8 I was thinking of copying it... christos
