Re: [WireGuard] Demo Server: Dual stack?

["Dan Lüdtke" <mail@danrl.com>]

PS: This is not urgent or anything. Just wanted to know what your plans =
are and/or to get an idea how to setup a demo server myself.

I think there are more important things to do right now.


> On 16 Nov 2016, at 15:38, Dan L=C3=BCdtke <mail@danrl.com> wrote:
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> Hi Jason,
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>> I guess I could provide IPv6 connectivity, but.... why? It's a demo.
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> Because it is a demo of a brand new protocol, showing how it can be =
used with legacy versions payload and transport protocol. I find that =
odd, but as I understand we have contradicting point of views on IP =
protocols.
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>> If you're using it as an access point to the Internet with intentions
>> beyond simply trying out WireGuard, then you're abusing my service.
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> I am not using it at all. But it would be useful for howtos and blog =
posts to reference it. I don't use vintage IP in my posts, so I can't =
refer to the official demo server.
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> Since many potential peers are behind NATs using RFC1918 legacy IP =
addresses AND have global unicast IP addresses (which are easier to =
whitelist in a firewall than maintaining port forwarding in networks =
using a dynamic configuration protocol) I expect WireGuard to be =
especially useful using IPv6 as transport.
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> BTW, I don't see any reason why the demo server should forward to the =
Internet at all. Connectivity between peers/server and accessing the =
hidden website would be enough for my usecase (howtos/blog posts), which =
may be a different one than what you intended when you setup the server.=20=

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>> I'm happy to consider this, but I'll need to be convinced that this
>> actually matters.
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> Unfortunately :) I, for one, need to be convinced why I should create =
lasting documentation using an EOL IP protocol. Why does IPv4 matter =
more than IPv6? Usually, latency is better when using IPv6. Latency is =
probably the first thing demo users test (ping through the tunnel).
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> However, if you like to share some information how to set up one =
myself, I am happy to host a IPv6 demo server. Currently I am wondering =
how to accept *any* public key in the [Peer] config.
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> Cheers,
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> Dan
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>> Jason
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>> On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Dan L=C3=BCdtke <mail@danrl.com> =
wrote:
>>> Jason,
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>>> do you plan on adding IPv6 compatibility to the demo server? If not, =
do you mind if I set one up? How difficult is it to run the demo server. =
It just accepts every key, right?
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>>> Cheers,
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>>> Dan
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