Re: [Angstrom-devel] RFC: ipv6 support in angstrom
Ipv6 gives some support for mobility features compared to Ipv4. Handhelds and embedded devices should behave just as a mobile phone. I mean: if a user moves, the device should be able to keep the connection active, being reachable while changing its address. Furthermore, mobile devices (meaning any device capable of moving) should be able to autoconfigurate when switched on if any RADV router is at sight. Regards, Fernando El mar, 04-12-2007 a las 23:49 +, Paul M escribió: On 04/12/2007, Koen Kooi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * enabling the ipv6 kernel module on all network capable devices angstrom wants to support. I don't know of any UK internet providers doing much with ipv6, some use it internally, some provide a tunnel for it to their customers, but overall it's still a niche thing. How much bloat does it add? Don't get me wrong, I'm very keen to see ipv6 appear everywhere, but I'm not sure handhelds and embedded devices need it! ___ Angstrom-distro-devel mailing list Angstrom-distro-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-devel ___ Angstrom-distro-devel mailing list Angstrom-distro-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-devel
Re: [Angstrom-devel] RFC: ipv6 support in angstrom
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Paul M schreef: On 04/12/2007, Koen Kooi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * enabling the ipv6 kernel module on all network capable devices angstrom wants to support. I don't know of any UK internet providers doing much with ipv6, some use it internally, some provide a tunnel for it to their customers, but overall it's still a niche thing. How much bloat does it add? At most a few bytes in the kernel for the module entrypoints, the rest requires people to either install the kernel module(s) themselves or install a rootfs with those in it. regards, Koen - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] will go go away in december 2007, please use [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) iD8DBQFHVlS2MkyGM64RGpERAqpVAJsEMNHc3Vplutrg2iRsARiSjMlnDgCgi89l IHANcTKgrh+P30SbPDjHAjo= =IcEI -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Angstrom-distro-devel mailing list Angstrom-distro-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-devel
Re: [Angstrom-devel] RFC: ipv6 support in angstrom
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Fernando de Francisco schreef: Ipv6 gives some support for mobility features compared to Ipv4. Handhelds and embedded devices should behave just as a mobile phone. I mean: if a user moves, the device should be able to keep the connection active, being reachable while changing its address. If you have a Home Agent (HA), then you can have the device always reachable by the same ipv6 address. The HA catches new incoming connections and tells the remote end that your device is a mobile node and they should connect to a different IP. Sort of like dyndns.org, but on address level. Furthermore, mobile devices (meaning any device capable of moving) should be able to autoconfigurate when switched on if any RADV router is at sight. That's a standard ipv6 feature and one of the reasons that DHCPv6 is massively unpopular. Is radvd in OE btw? regards, Koen Regards, Fernando El mar, 04-12-2007 a las 23:49 +, Paul M escribió: On 04/12/2007, Koen Kooi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * enabling the ipv6 kernel module on all network capable devices angstrom wants to support. I don't know of any UK internet providers doing much with ipv6, some use it internally, some provide a tunnel for it to their customers, but overall it's still a niche thing. How much bloat does it add? Don't get me wrong, I'm very keen to see ipv6 appear everywhere, but I'm not sure handhelds and embedded devices need it! ___ Angstrom-distro-devel mailing list Angstrom-distro-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-devel ___ Angstrom-distro-devel mailing list Angstrom-distro-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-devel - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] will go go away in december 2007, please use [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) iD8DBQFHVqKjMkyGM64RGpERAqveAJ9tiLwf9DeSs1O3ja2uxeImdCdnowCfdgtV JPAv3LnX55P7zxaLjP0JhzY= =G/mg -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Angstrom-distro-devel mailing list Angstrom-distro-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-devel
Re: [Angstrom-devel] RFC: ipv6 support in angstrom
OK, sounds good to me, I'm persuaded! ___ Angstrom-distro-devel mailing list Angstrom-distro-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-devel
[Angstrom-devel] RFC: ipv6 support in angstrom
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I want to propose the following: * enabling the ipv6 kernel module on all network capable devices angstrom wants to support. * enabling the mip6 kernel module on capable kernels (afaik vanilla 2.6.23 or patches 2.6.x) * have ipv6 support enabled in the c library and busybox Some machines already do all this, but afaik we don't have a policy for it yet. regards, Koen PS: if other interest groups (e.g. the NAS people) need modules (e.g. cryptoloop), please send a similar RFC. Having kernel configs match where possible saves a lot of debugging effort. - -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] will go go away in december 2007, please use [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) iD8DBQFHVVBBMkyGM64RGpERAnkSAKCg2CO9Ar1J1EQD6DA707pjhNRybQCeLy47 +y9vKJ9x9EGrPmPvYCWMLzg= =E4ns -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Angstrom-distro-devel mailing list Angstrom-distro-devel@linuxtogo.org http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-devel
