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IPv6 application on a dual-mode stack z/OS Communications Server: IPv6 Network and Application Design Guide SC27-3663-00 |
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An IPv6 application on a dual-mode stack can communicate with IPv4 and IPv6 partners as long as it does not bind to a native IPv6 address. If it binds to a native IPv6 address, it cannot communicate with an IPv4 partner because the native IPv6 address cannot be converted to an IPv4 address. If a partner is IPv6, all communication uses IPv6 packets. If a partner is IPv4, the following results occur:
Figure 1. IPv6 application on dual-mode stack
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