Windows has had IPv6 support since XP SP2, OSX since 10.3 Panther, and Linux 2.6.12:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6#IPv6_readiness So unless you are running something older than those, you should be fine from an OS standpoint. --------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 7:00 PM, DSinc <[email protected]> wrote: > Brian, > Thanks. Understand your 1st share. > I'll continue to wonder about the "ip naming scheme" business. > > When you state "modern OSes", which ones do you consider Modern? > Best, > Duncan > > > > On 08/01/2010 15:56, Brian Weeden wrote: > >> Ipv6 implements a 128-bit address space compared to the 32-bits available >> under ipv4. So yeah. The addresses have a lot more characters :) >> >> For the end user, I'm not sure if you will be forced to use the new ip >> naming scheme on your internal LAN. >> >> Most modern OSes already support ipv6. Some hardware does. >> >> ----------- >> Brian >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 2010-08-01, at 3:39 PM, DSinc<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I heard a 15 minute interview yesterday that indicates that IPv6 is to be >>> implemented some time in 2011. I've known that IPv6 has been in the works >>> for quite a while. >>> I've seen some IPv6 addresses. They look to be hexidecimal based. >>> Somehow I got the impression that it would be transparent to me and my >>> home LAN. >>> Perhaps my bad! >>> Now, I'm beginning to wonder what the future of IPv6 may require me to do >>> or update. >>> >>> Am I looking at f/w updates to my router? >>> Am I looking at f/w updates to my switches? >>> Am I looking at driver updates for onboard NIC logic? >>> Am I looking at driver updates for add-on NIC cards? >>> >>> Is anyone in the collective really up on the IPv6 business and pending >>> roll-out? >>> Best, >>> Duncan >>> >> >>
