On 1/27/11 10:24 AM, David McFarlane wrote:
>
> Thanks.  Hmm, decided to do a bit of my own homework, went to 
> www.msu.edu and searched for "ipv6", which came up with a link to 
> "IPv6 and the MSU Network - TB10982" 
> (http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=10982&service= ), which says, 
> "IPv6 is INCOMPATIBLE with our network at this time and therefore MUST 
> be disabled on user computers".  Don't know how old that article is 
> though, or if it still applies, or what it means for the future.
>
> -- dkm

That's a simplified statement we've made in our help article.  I cannot 
speak to all of the particulars as to why the issue(s) arise on our 
network with IPv6. However, I can confirm that the current 
recommendation remains that it be disabled.  The typical issue that we 
see involves a failure to successfully lease a DHCP address. That 
situation is usually resolved by disabling IPv6.

There have also been issues at time with some versions of Windows with 
IPv6 active becoming rogue (DNS if I recall correctly) on the network.

Any information more particular than that will have to come from someone 
other than me.... /L

-- 
Leo Sell
ATS Help Desk
http://help.msu.edu
517-432-6200