[asterisk-dev] IPv6

[Michiel van Baak]

On 15:35, Sun 17 Sep 06, Marc Blanchet wrote:
> IPv6 status:
> = "done". initial ipv6-sip calls working well.
> = is an "important" patch as the number of hunks and also because of  
> "structural" changes for networking code.
> = was done the way one normally port an application to IPv6: i.e.  
> make the application (i.e. chan_sip here) IP version un-aware (as  
> much as one can) by using the new socket API (RFC3493)
> = this means that we want to heavily test it internally before  
> releasing it. We very recently got some (hard) IP phones IPv6-enabled  
> to test. We are also awaiting one (soft) IP phone vendor to provide a  
> beta build of their IPv6 version. With all these testing, we should  
> be in good shape.
> = this also means having future discussions with other developers  
> involved in networking to "adopt" the new socket calls, etc...
> = was done on a few months old SVN trunk version. need to remerge  
> with current trunk.
> = intent to remerge after 1.4 and then release it.
> = this port is for basic IPv6 functionality. No "complex" stuff such  
> as ANAT (RFC4091, RFC4092) or signaling in one IP and then media in  
> other IP, has been touched yet.
> 
> A talk is scheduled during Astricon, in the developer track. We will  
> be discussing all of this at that time. Please come!

This sounds good. Did you do SIP only? Or is IAX2 also
ported to support IPv6?
If you need an asterisk box to test sip or iax2 links I can
patch my home box. Just let me know when I can test
something.

I wont make  itto Astricon, so please keep us updated on
this list.
Thanks.
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