[Gllug] IPv6 and firewalls

Joel Bernstein joel at fysh.org
Wed Aug 12 09:59:15 UTC 2009


On 12 Aug 2009, at 10:47, Chris Bell wrote:

> On Wed 12 Aug, Joel Bernstein wrote:
>>
>
>>
>> No. No, it really isn't similar to that.
>>
>> Straw men aside, is there any reason to put public sites on IPv6  
>> right
>> now?
>
>   IPv4 addresses are expected to run out within the next couple of  
> years,

They've been saying this since 1995 or so.

>
>> You seem to want to use it purely for NAT traversal purposes, AIUI,
>> when IPv6 would obviate the need for NAT.
>
>   Where did I say that?

Apologies, I conflated Robert McKay's howto with your requirements.  
Mea culpa.

So, what /will/ you use it for? Or is it just tinkering?

/joel
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