Re: IPv6 Support

Angelo Höngens <[email protected]> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:16:24 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.apache.mod-wackamole.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 5-11-2009 10:12, Mark Blackman wrote:
> On 05/11/2009 08:14, Angelo H=F6ngens wrote:
>> On 4-11-2009 23:06, Michael Stegeman wrote:
>>> I'm new to this list and have read through the archives regarding this
>>> topic, but I'm wondering what would be involved in adding IPv6 support
>>> to wackamole?  I'm willing to do the work myself (or with help, if anyo=
ne
>>> is willing), but I'd like to get a feel for how much work this would en=
tail.
>> I posted a question about ipv6 support on this list as well quite a
>> while back, but never got a reply. I think this list is quite dead..
>> (even though I have hope and am still subscribed.)
>>
>>
> =

> It's kind of dead. I think wackamole is a good idea but incompletely
> implemented and insufficently reviewed and the original authors seem =

> fairly uninterested in further development. I think you're better off =

> looking at things like CARP, pfsense and the Linux Virtual Server =

> project to accomplish the goals that wackamole appears to be aiming at.


I, for one, was really looking to wackamole to solve my HA requirements
(and it was described in a book about scalable internet architectures as
well).

But for the reasons above, I chose CARP on FreeBSD (to HA my Squid
machines).

-- =



With kind regards,


Angelo H=F6ngens
systems administrator

MCSE on Windows 2003
MCSE on Windows 2000
MS Small Business Specialist
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