RE: RE : [lwip-users] IPv6 support in lwIP

[Grubb, Jared]

The lack of IPv6 is the main reason we decided not to use lwIP on our project 
(also, our embedded project is entirely C++, and we didn't want to write 
wrappers). The 'experimental' code is (as I remember) just replacing "IP4" with 
"IP6" and changing the address sizes. 

IPv6 has some major architectural differences (like multiple IP addresses and 
"zones" per network interface, as well as multicast group memberships) that 
make porting lwIP more than a trivial matter.

Jared

-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Frédéric BERNON
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:32
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Subject: RE : [lwip-users] IPv6 support in lwIP

>Well my question is how much experimental is this code?
Very experimental (I don't think it's used by anyone

>Any chances of this getting stabilized in the near future?
One day, we will have to support IPv6, but since IPv4 will still live during 
some years, I'm not sure that "lot" of developers will work on it. I think we 
will have to support both stack in the same build, like here : 
http://wiki.virtualsquare.org/index.php/LWIPV6 

Some links

http://lwip.scribblewiki.com/LwIP_IPv4/IPv6_stacks
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lwip-users/2007-07/msg00094.html

  
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-----Message d'origine-----
De : address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden De la part de Ranjan Sinha Envoyé : 
mardi 1 avril 2008 20:20 À : address@hidden Objet : [lwip-users] IPv6 support 
in lwIP


Hi,

I am currently evaluating lwIP for usage in one of my project. A critical 
decision point is IPv6 support. I checked the source tree and the readme in 
core/ipv6 directory says that IPv6 support is "very experimental". Well my 
question is how much experimental is this code? Any chances of this getting 
stabilized in the near future?

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Thanks in advance,
Ranjan Sinha


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