See also: <http://filemaker.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6994/kw/ipv6>


Winfried



Am 2010-05-03 um 01:03 schrieb Winfried Huslik:

> Richard,
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> IPv6 has nothing to do with the file format .fp7, and it is not to expect that the file format will be changed in the foreseeable future as it is so flexible as to be capable to handle all future additions.
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> Chuck,
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> That "litany" is for tech people, and it offers solutions and work arounds for almost all cases, including IPv6 as to use a name server instead of a hard coded IPv6 address.
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> I recommend to read the technical specifications for FileMaker Server which allows up to 250 simultaneous connections. The number of databases seems to be limited only by available memory (50 should be OK).
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> 
> Winfried
> www.fmdiff.com
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> 
> Am 2010-05-02 um 22:34 schrieb richardsrussell tds.net:
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>> = = = = = =
>> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Chuck Pelto <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> That's QUITE a litany of issues.
>> 
>> I'm surprised at the lack of support for iPv6. That's been around for quite some time and although it is not as widely accepted as I think it SHOULD be, I would have thought FMI would be more proactive. Oh....wait....I'd forgotten about all the thinks they should have added back in FMP3 days.....<heavy sigh>....
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>> = = = = = =
>> Richard observes:
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>> I have no inside technical knowledge, so I'll let somebody who does give a definitive answer to this, but it's possible that FMI would have had to fiddle with the basic ".FP7" file format to include IP6 compatibility. I for one am delighted that they've been able to make ".FP7" last as long as they have, and it would take a lot more than IP6 compatibility to make me want to have to deal with a new file format.