On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> 1. Browser is instructed to go www.example.com >> 2. DNS returns only an IPv6 address record (AAAA) for that site >> 3. Browser computer has only IPv4 connectivity >> 4. Now what? >> >> The browser cannot plug an IPv6 address into the IPv4 stack. > > Handled in the 6to4 and Teredo specs. The router returns a reverse NAT for the > browser to respond to which it rewrites and then forwards.
Right, but that still requires client-side support, doesn't it? If your clients are IPv4 only, they're not going to know about any of that. If you're transporting IPv6 over IPv4 on the LAN, you're still running IPv6 on the clients. No? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
