Re: REVIEW NEEDED: draft-ietf-v6ops-ent-analysis-00.txt

[Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>]

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> Thanks Tim, just one follow-up
> > Why use 6to4 or a broker for a large enterprise when a specific tunnel
> > can be set up?
> 
> Indeed, that is better if possible. But with a disobliging ISP, it
> might not be possible.

I'm not sure if I understand your comment.  Even if your own ISP would
not be willing to set up a configured v6-in-v4 tunnel, there could be
some other ISPs (for example, the ones for whom the enterprise pays
for this :), which is willing to set up a configured v6-in-v4 tunnel.

Yes, this takes some effort from the enterprise, but if enterprise is
doing anything with IPv6 except testing it out, that seems like the
only manageable alternative, with some guarantee of actually working
reliably.

So, IMHO, enterprises can certainly test IPv6 using 6to4, but I don't
think it would be a good idea to recommend it for much more than that.

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