Re: exchanges with both native IPv4 and IPv6?

[email protected] Thu, 25 Jul 2002 13:05:32 +0000 (UCT)
Newsgroups gmane.network.ipv6.exchanges
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> 
> Hi
> 
> Are there any exchanges running production IPv4 and IPv6 traffic on the
> same LAN? I am thinking of a scenario where several ISPs are connected
> to the same LAN through a switch. All of them have IPv4, but a few will
> also have IPv6. Some might have a separate router for IPv6 connected to
> a separate port (but the same LAN) and some dualstack router running
> both IPv4 and IPv6.
> 
> Some (IPv4 people) might be a bit reluctant to introducing IPv6 on the
> same LAN like this. The IPv4-only partners should not notice anything
> except for some neighbor discovery though.
> 
> Do you see some possible issues? Are there some IXes doing this today
> that might be used as reference?
> 
> Stig
> 

	MAE-LA and LAIIX have mixed mode v4/v6 operation for 
	a couple of years on the same switch fabric.  Just don't
	do RA into the switch fabric.

--bill