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On Jul 9, 2013 1:59 PM, "Eddie G. O&apos;Connor Jr." <<a href="mailto:eoconnor25@gmail.com">eoconnor25@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> On 07/09/2013 02:27 PM, Fernando Lozano wrote:<br>
> > Hi,<br>
> ><br>
> >> On Tue, 2013-07-09 at 10:58 +0200, <a href="mailto:J.Witvliet@mindef.nl">J.Witvliet@mindef.nl</a> wrote:<br>
> >>> Once in a while I see people suggesting the disabling of IPv6 to cope<br>
> >>> with some issue.<br>
> >>><br>
> >>> My I _kindly_ ask not to do that anymore?<br>
> >>> Even though such trick might take away the symptoms for you and me, it<br>
> >>> is a technical overkill and only tackles the symptoms.<br>
> >> In my case, I have a completely IPv4 network, and a complete<br>
> >> impossibility to do IPv6 over the internet (I'd need an IP6 to 4 proxy<br>
> >> *OUTSIDE* of my ISP). So...<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> > Somtimes we techinicians give advice based on an ideal world. :-) But on<br>
> > the real world disabling IPv6 everywhere is the *right* thing to do for<br>
> > many companies. if you don't have the need, don't have the knowledge and<br>
> > your hardware/software doesn't support it well, IPv6 is not only<br>
> > overhead with no added value but also may present a significant security<br>
> > risk. Just like you should disable any system service (specially network<br>
> > services) that you don't need to reduce a hacker attack surface on your<br>
> > network and servers.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > []s, Fernando Lozano<br>
> ><br>
> Good advice Fernando! even though I don't have IPV6 running anywhere on<br>
> my home network, my SISTER does, and I'm sure there are times when<br>
> she'll be tempted to do just as you said to alleviate some problem or<br>
> other...<br>
><br>
><br>
> EGO II<br>
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<p>Is it possible to give the end-user the option whether to go IVP4 or IPV6?</p>