Subject: Re: HEADS UP! Default value of ip6_v6only changed
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org, current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Bernd Ernesti <netbsd@lists.veego.de>
List: current-users
Date: 10/28/2003 09:50:45
On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 01:38:02AM -0500, NetBSD OS PMC wrote:
> The default value of ip6_v6only (sysctl net.inet6.ip6.v6only) has
> been changed. The new value brings us closer in line with current
> RFC-defined behavior and practices.
It would have been nice to mention what the new behavior is.
> Itojun still has significant concerns about the new default behavior.
> His concerns have been well-documented in
> ftp://ftp.itojun.org/pub/paper/draft-cmetz-v6ops-v4mapped-api-harmful-00.txt
Another 'problem' are the two warnings which would now come up if you
start rpcbind:
rpcbind: cannot bind udp: Address already in use
rpcbind: cannot bind tcp: Address already in use
Bernd