improve IPv6 support

[ethanmdavidson]

Rationale

My ISP uses carrier-grade NAT which means I do not have an IPv4 address to use. However, my device has an IPv6 address. I have been told that golem should work properly over IPv6, but that I will likely only be able to connect to peers that have also enabled IPv6. Also, despite the fact that my IPv4 connection isn't working properly, the client continues to try to connect to IPv4 addresses.

Description

Suggestions:

• enable IPv6 by default.
• allow IPv4 to be disabled.

A more elegant solution might be to have the client autodetect which stack to use, e.g. try to connect to IPv4 and IPv6 when client is first started, but if all connections from one stack are failing, disable that stack.

User Interface

Are user-facing changes required for this functionality?

• Despite my IPv6 connection working properly, the gui still reports "problem with ports". This check should be reworked to display the status of both stacks.

Technical specification

According to golem team members, "IPv6 is supported in the network module, but there may be problems on the way (with display, further checks, ports etc.)"

Dependencies

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Additional tests

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QA

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Test scenarios:

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Possible regressions

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Progress

Development

• Feature implemented
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Dev QA

• Basic tests by the developer pass
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• Concent integration tests pass
• Concent acceptance tests pass

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Issues encountered during QA

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