On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Derek Smithies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > >because I'm sure IPv4 will be around in the public IP space for years. > Really? > I thought the trend in IT was for (almost) all predictions to be proved > wrong. > > Me thinks that the avalanche of shifting to IPv6 is gaining momentum. Yes, > IPv4 will be around in a few years, but it will be super small fry. > > As for the doom and gloom merchants - > -- I think that for some they were just trying to write inflammatory stuff > to get a higher rank for their pages > so that their advertising revenue went up. > > Sheesh. and before the list police strike, Linux has done IPv6 for many > years, and done it well. > Not sure how many distros will cope with ipv6 - any comment? Surely the big > boys have it nailed by now. > > My understanding is that if you think of IPv6 as "just adding an extra 96 > bits to the addressing space" then you have it wrong. > There is much much more that was added.
OK time to learn. Is there an ipv6 for dummies that anyone can recommend? > > Cheers, > Derek. > > > On 16/02/15 10:50, Chris Hellyar wrote: > > I've recently come across some providers who charge more for accessing their > API's via IPv4 and a one who does v6 only, so the drift is gaining momentum. > > > > Certainly not the doom-and-gloom rapid migration and breaking of things that > was predicted a few years ago but at some stage in the next couple of years > we'll be seeing v6 as the default for new internet connections. > > > > Probably mobile devices first I suppose and the Mobile networks will provide > 6to4 routes because I'm sure IPv4 will be around in the public IP space for > years. > > > > Cheers, Chris H. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "C. Falconer" <[email protected]> > > Agreed - if you're building something new then IPv6 is an absolute > requirement, or you're an ostrich with your head stuck in the sand. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > > > -- > Sent from my Ubuntu computer > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
