Disabling ipv6

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On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 12:36:10PM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 07/11/2013 12:12 PM, Chris Adams wrote:
> >I've seen people with double-NAT issues before, where "special"
> >protocols like FTP or game console can't traverse the double-NAT.
> 
> I'm not quite sure what you mean here.  Are you referring to having
> one router "behind" another, with both using NAT?  I have a DSL
> modem that's supposed to act as a router, with two devices connected
> to it: a regular router and a WiFi router, both on separate subnets,
> both using NAT, and I've never had any problems with such things as
> FTP.  Of course, my equipment probably doesn't have what you refer
> to as older implementations, so I may just be lucky.
> 
> In any event, thanx for the information.

Some ISPs deploy something known as CGN (Carrier-Grade NAT) due the the
IPv4 shortage, in which case if your "gateway" device at home is also
doing NAT, you have double NAT.
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