IPv6 and packet sending

[Alan DeKok]

Alan Buxey wrote:
> in my proxy.conf I have a FQDN for a proxy destination.

  That's generally a bad idea, but OK...

> that FQDN has a AAAA record (and all other operations to
> it from the server us IPv6 for transit).  however, FreeRADIUS
> doesnt want to talk to that remote proxy via IPv6

  What does that mean?  It *prefers* IPv4.  But if a FQDN has *only* an
IPv6 record, it will use that.

> anyone else successfully SENDING proxied packets from FreeRADIUS
> using IPv6? have you had to change/bork something to make it
> use IPv6 for the transit instead of IPv4?
> 
> the FQDN also has an A record...but the RFC states that if theres
> a AAAA for the target then it should be used in preference to the
> A record.....

  Which RFC?  Not any of the RADIUS ones, IIRC.

  Alan DeKok.