ip switching from ipv4 to ipv6

Mikael Abrahamsson swmike at swm.pp.se
Fri Apr 29 15:16:45 CEST 2016


On Fri, 29 Apr 2016, re wrote:

> but is there any explanation to the repeated changing of the ip address 
> from ipv4 to ipv6?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Eyeballs

If network conditions change then IPv4 or IPv6 might be preferred over 
time. It'll usually give a little bit of head-start for IPv6 (depending on 
implementation), but if v6 is significantly worse parts of the time, then 
you'll see the client bouncing between versions.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se


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