Rfc6724 use ipv6 as default #227
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…config file. Year's later we can switch to inet6 by default :-)
…config file. Year's later we can switch to inet6 by default :-)
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Nobody has ever expressed the need for this up to now, why do you think this is needed? Aren't most management VPN networks using IPv4?
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It is up for debate whether IPv6 should be the default returned address but this PR contains some pretty useful features regarding the IPv6 selection, such as the filtering of ula addresses and the option to prefer IPv6, when an interface also has an IPv4. This enables the possibility to use IPv6 for management without the need for a VPN, one would just need to create a firewall rule (on the uplink router) that allows the OpenWISP server to access the relevant ports, given the devices and the server have a gua. |
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The Server should also ipv6 enabled.
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I have seen users in the past having problems due to this: nginx not starting because they didn't have IPv6. |
Add nginx ipv6 option @nemesifier openwisp/openwisp-config#227 (comment)
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Description of Changes
Added uci option management_interface_family 'inet6'
Prefer ipv6 on new installations.
for IPv4 backward compatibility use "inet" or leave it blank. default prio is "inet" then "inet6"
For IPv4 only use "inet".
Added uci option management_interface_ula
If it set and there is no Public ipv6 than report ula address.
Please review it could broke backward compatibility