Re: Disabling IPV6_V6ONLY a bad idea?

[Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost>]

On Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:16:23 +0200
Jan Danielsson <jan.m.danielsson%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
>    Should I be worried about disabling IPV6_V6ONLY on a socket? The fact
> that it's enabled by default made me curious enough to try some more or
> less creative Google searches. Some of the results are along the line of:
> 
>    - "The option was for a period of migration, which was supposed to
> happen ten years ago.".
>    - "Disabling IPv6_V6ONLY killed my cat!" (i.e. over-the-top
> non-specific security concerns).
>    - "It doesn't work properly on most platforms."
> 
>    Outdated blogs/articles? Are there any compelling not to use
> IPv4-on-IPv6, and instead bind to two separate ports?

You might be interested in reading:
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-itojun-v6ops-v4mapped-harmful-02
-- 
Matt