I remember scripting my first IPv6 tool for IPv6-IPv4 DNS compatibility back in 96/97 during university days .. still surprised that the standpoint for IPv6 among IETF committee members is still the same some 6-7 years ago as it is today (well, maybe with 1 or 2 forward movements since).. nice to know not everything in IT changes with every sunrise :-)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Priscilla Oppenheimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, 21 September 2002 03:40 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: dumb question IPV6 [7:53712] > > > Brian Zeitz wrote: > > > > Can anyone give a guess to when IPV6 will be implemented in the > > US? > > 2007? > > > > > > IPv6 is already in use on Internet 2, which is pretty prevalent at > universities. More info here: > > http://www.internet2.edu/html/about.html > > Other than Internet 2, it's hard to say. Workarounds like NAT > and CIDR kind > of make IPv6 not necessary, even though NAT is a horrid > solution from a > technical standpoint. > > The experts don't agree on when, if ever, the migration to IPv6 should > happen. Some attendees at IETF meetings are adament that it's > time to plan > for the conversion now. Others scoff at the entire idea. Others seem > irritated that the problem wasn't fixed with good solutions that were > presented almost 10 years ago before the Internet exploded. > So, it's fraught > with political problems, not just technical. > > _______________________________ > > Priscilla Oppenheimer > www.troubleshootingnetworks.com > www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=53735&t=53712 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
