I'm not a grumpy old man, but I'm going to play one for a minute.
The case for IPv6 was that the Internet was about to collapse, or at
least stall out, unless everybody switched over from IPv4. I don't
remember when I first heard that claim, but it was definitely in a year
that started with a "1".
It may be true eventually, too -- who knows, maybe even soon. And yes,
there's been plenty of pain and trouble "behind the curtain" along the
way. But zoom out to the big picture, and things are still working in
IPv4 land. IPv6 will take over (perhaps quickly) once that stops.
But until then, stickers and loaded language like "modern" and "legacy"
are unlikely to have any effect at all.
I hope it's clear that I'm not arguing against IPv6. I've just been
watching the "drop dead" date when the transition would be absolutely
forced get pushed back for half my professional career: 30 years of "any
day now".
Jim Shankland
On 3/27/25 10:07 AM, Lucien Hoydic via NANOG wrote:
Add RCN Chicago (Now Astound), to the list of companies that don't support IPV6.
I'm not "Astound"ed by their lack of support for modern technology
On Wednesday, March 26th, 2025 at 1:00 PM, Andrew Latham via NANOG
<[email protected]> wrote:
Today yet another ISP is running Fiber in the utility easement at the
street. I checked and they do not offer IPv6 or have ANY IPv6 peering.
I have offered the hard to find IPv6 Legacy Warning stickers on my
Redbubble profile. About a month before any meeting or event I see a bulk
order for Amish IPv6 stickers designed by Phil Benchoff and hard to find
post Google+. I have the markup/profit set to the lowest setting and have
made maybe $8 over 5+ years.
Linky:
https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Legacy-IP-Warning-by-gringomalvado/38585698.EJUG5
Ranting a bit as I have four ISPs boxes at the street and two of them do
not have IPv6 in 2025. Converting my frustration into finding Phil and
sending him some coffee money.
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