On Jun 14, 2011, at 6:00 PM, Ricky Beam wrote: > On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:44:22 -0400, Iljitsch van Beijnum <iljit...@muada.com> > wrote: >> BTW, does this broken software run over IPv6, anyway? > > Poorly designed network plus poorly designed software... I don't know which > chicken came first, and it doesn't matter. > > IPv6 is totally different barnyard. Build the v6 network properly -- one > gateway (one router, vrrp, whatever) -- and retool the software properly. > IPv6 doesn't have a broadcast address; as such if the software is setup to > use an appropriate multicast target (presumably in "user defined" space), > then it'll talk to exactly the right machines, and it's routable. > > --Ricky
Sounds great, but, sometimes proprietary vertical software is a lot harder to move forward than you might think. Owen
