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to: Michiel van der Vlist
from: Tony Langdon
date: 2022-04-01 19:58:00
subject: Re: WinPoint & IPv6

-=> On 03-27-22 14:41, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-


 TL> I have an Android app that doesn't like IPv6 enabled in the app on an
 TL> IPv4 only connection.  It doesn't seem to fall back.

 MvV> If a device is on an IPv4 only connection, it should not even try to
 MvV> connect by IPv6 but just use IPv4. In my dictionary "Fall back" is when
 MvV> an IPv6 connection seems possible and is tried but fails and IPv4 is
 MvV> next.

Yeah, it's weird.  when the phone is on wifi, there's IPv6 available, but when
the wifi drops out, there's only an IPv4 connection.

 MvV> Anyway, I say that particular app is broken.

I might try a bug report. :)


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