[AfrIPv6-Discuss] NAT64 for Dual Stacking!

[Daniel Shaw]

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 07:44:30AM +0300, Fabian Jr wrote:
> Folks…
> 
> We are looking into way we can gradually deploy IPv6 in our network…
> 
> Already
>  we have it running and we have one Test Machine……. The challenge we are
>  facing is that from that machine with IPv6 and from other Machines with
>  IPv4 we can’t communicate in either direction..

Can you give some more details?

Why does your 'IPv6' machine not also have IPv4 too? (to talk to the
ipv4 only parts of your network and the internet)?

What is stopping you adding IPv6 addresses elsewhere in your network?

> 
> IPv6 Machine just communicate with IPv6 only machines like wise IPv4
> Machines just communicate with IPv4 machines ….

Well, yes, these are completely different - one is v4 and the other v6
:)

> 
> A work around is to do NAT64 between the two subnets….

Why? What are you actually trying to achieve?

> 
> Before committing any expenses to acquire new router we want to reach
> out to the community for comments and advises….

The community can only really comment and advise when we know what you
are trying to do? That is, what is your end goal?

- Daniel